Malcolm is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “devotee of Saint Columba.” In 2024 it was given to 1,088 boys in the United States.
Malcolm belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “devotee of Saint Columba” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Malcolm first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #205 in 1928, and in 2024 1,088 babies received the name — 68,941 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Malcolm means “devotee of Saint Columba” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Malcolm is a boy name. In 2024, 1,088 babies received the name in the US.
Malcolm comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Malcolm first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #205 in 1928, and 1,088 babies were given the name in 2024.
Malcolm is pronounced /ˈmæl.kəm/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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