Malcolm: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Malcolm year by year

Malcolm drops 7 places from 2024 (ranked 171st then). Since 2020 (32 babies), the number of babies has risen by 0%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	178th	32
2024	171st	34
2023	271st	19
2022	167th	39
2021	178th	39
2020	208th	32

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Malcolm since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Malcolm appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1987 on. The peak year is 2017, with 43 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (324 babies). Since 1980, about 754 children in Québec have been named Malcolm.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Malcolm in Québec in 2025?

32 boys were named Malcolm in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 178th rank among boy names.

Is Malcolm a popular name in Québec?

Malcolm ranks 178th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Malcolm given most often?

In 2017, with 43 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Malcolm a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Malcolm only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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