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Malcolm
say it mal-kum
What Malcolm means
- Scottish devotee of St Columba
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 205 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 293 in the US (2024)
- no. 346 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 348 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 814 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 868 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 1056 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1417 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Santiago Simon Mael Christian Camille Christopher Salvador Manuel Dominic Cillian Cristóbal Santino
Malcolm in stories
- Macbeth: Malcolm, Duncan's son who becomes king
- The Book of Dust: Malcolm Polstead, the innkeeper's boy who rescues baby Lyra
- Malcolm in the Middle: Malcolm, the gifted middle son