Malcolm

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba". Maol "shavenhead" is Scottish Gaelic for monk.

From Wikipedia

Malcolm first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 289 babies (rank #49 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Malcolm

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Malcolm yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,390

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

289

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Malcolm

Malcolm XMuslim minister · b. 1925
Malcolm McDowellvideo game actor · b. 1943
Malcolm Turnbullinvestment advisor · b. 1954
Malcolm Fraserhead of government · b. 1930
Malcolm III of Scotlandpolitician · b. 1031

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	166	#52
1953	172	#50
1954	160	#50
1955	153	#52
1956	183	#46
1957	171	#51
1958	181	#45
1959	160	#55
1960	289	#49
1961	270	#52
1962	265	#53
1963	208	#63
1964	207	#61
1965	171	#68
1966	200	#68
1967	182	#66
1968	176	#71
1969	149	#79
1970	156	#79
1971	163	#79
1972	131	#88
1973	131	#84
1974	106	#94
1975	117	#91
1976	117	#92
2014	2	#675
2015	3	#444
2017	1	#1,730