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Malcolm

The name Malcolm carries the meaning "servant/devotee of St. Columba". It found its footing in the 1990s and has not drifted far since. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 60,828 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

GaelicGaelic "Máel Coluim"
EtymologyMeaning "servant/devotee of St. Columba"
Births by decade
1900s
564
1910s
3,565
1920s
6,115
1930s
5,383
1940s
5,683
1950s
5,707
1960s
4,904
1970s
3,881
1980s
4,551
1990s
10,076
2000s
5,144
2010s
5,255
Peaked in the 1990s · 60,828 total U.S. births since 1900