Malcom

Meaning: Devotee of Saint Columba
Origin: Scottish Gaelic — Variant of Malcolm

Boy's name · #1775 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Malcom's best rank, #767, came in 1992; it has settled back to #1775 today. Roughly 5,900 boys have been named Malcom since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,015 in Canada (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,946 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,140 in Sweden (2024) · #5,407 in France (2024) · #1,395 in Belgium (2010) · #434 in Puerto Rico (2007).

Famous Malcoms

Malcom — Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
Malcom McLean — Transport entrepreneur who developed the modern intermodal shipping container (1913–2001)
Malcom Brown — American football player (born 1994)
Malcom Ares — Spanish footballer (born 2001)
Malcom Dacosta — Ecuadorian footballer (born 2008)

In stories & tradition

Malcom Downer — Storm Boy (film)

What Malcoms become

Among 34 notable people named Malcom:

Sports figures appear 2.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malcom, Brazilian footballer (born 1997).

Similar names: Malcolm · Kodi · Malakhi · Deegan · Mackenzie · Maddux

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