Malcolm has been given to about 70,328 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Malcolm ranks 272nd among American boys in 2025, with 1,257 born that year. Its best year was 1992, when 1,495 babies were given the name, ranking 206th. The typical living American called Malcolm is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.