🔥Malcolm

Scottish

"devotee of St. Colomba"

Malcolm Origin and Meaning

The name Malcolm is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "devotee of St. Colomba".

Malcolm is a warm and welcoming Scottish appellation (originally Mael-Colium) that fits into that golden circle of names that are distinctive but not at all odd. A royal name in Scotland, Malcolm is also a hero name for many via radical civil rights activist Malcolm X.

Malcolm was the name of four Scottish kings — including the son of Duncan who succeeded to the throne after Macbeth murdered his father — and has been a standard in that country.

Denzel Washington named one of his sons Malcolm, as did Harrison Ford.

Actor Malcolm McDowell is one current bearer. Other namesakes are writer Lowry; bestselling author and trendspotter Gladwell; Sex Pistols musician McLaren; and actor Jamal Warner. There have also been several Malcolms on TV — e.g., in Malcolm in the Middle, Firefly and in the Outlander series. There were no fewer than three characters named Malcolm in the Harry Potter books.

Malcolm Rank in US Top 1000

# 292 in the US

Malcolm Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 230 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Malcolm

• 292 US 2023
• 230 Nameberry 2025
• 180 Canada 2023
• 279 Future 2028
• 900 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Malcolm

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Malcolm.

• Reuben
• Calvin
• Conrad
• Lawrence
• Duncan
• Desmond
• Abel
• Samson
• Lewis
• Warren
• Gideon
• Jonas
• Winston
• Clark
• Harvey
• Maxwell
• Simon
• Hugh
• Edwin
• Franklin

Famous People Named Malcolm

• Malcolm Scott Carpenter American astronaut
• Malcolm I IV, Kings of Scotland
• Malcolm X American civil rights activist
• Malcolm Stevenson Forbes American publisher (of Forbes magazine)
• Malcolm Bligh Turnbull 29th Prime Minister of Australia
• (John) Malcolm Fraser 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
• Malcolm Leslie Rifkind British politician
• Malcolm Jamal Warner, American actor
• Malcolm Cowley American novelist and poet
• Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor) English actor
• Malcolm Bilson American pianist
• Malcolm Gets American actor
• Malcolm David Kelley American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
• Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren English impresario
• Malcolm Timothy Gladwell Canadian author
• Malcolm Jamaal Justin Subban, Canadian hockey player
• Malcolm James McCormick aka Mac Miller American rapper
• Malcolm Carswell Ford son of actor Harrison Ford & Melissa Mathison
• Malcolm Washington son of actor Denzel Washington; twin of sister Olivia
• Malcolm Young Scottish born, Australian rhythm guitarist of AC/DC

The name Malcolm in Pop Culture

• Malcolm character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
• Malcolm main character on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
• Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds character on TV's Firefly
• Malcolm McGee main character on TV's "Malcolm & Eddie," played by Malcolm,Jamal Warner
• "Malcolm " 1986 Australian film and its main character
• Malcolm Tucker character in The Thick of It
• Malcolm Fitz Ezra's presumed son in "Pretty Little Liars"
• Malcolm Colonsay main character in Malcolm, and The Marquis Of Lossie, by George MacDonald
• Malcolm Graeme character in G. A. Henty's, The Lion of the North
• Malcolm son of Athena and Annabeth Chase's half,brother in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
• Malcolm Landgraab several characters in "The Sims" computer games
• Malcolm Merlyn aka Dark Archer born Arthur King, character on TV's "Arrow"
• Malcolm Beech character in film "Oblivion"
• Malcolm Reed chief armory officer; character from TV's "Star Trek: Enterprise"
• Malcolm an evil court jester in the adventure game series The Legend of Kyrandia
• Malcolm character in the Unreal Tournament game series
• Malcolm real name of Peter Pan on ABC's Once Upon a Time
• Malcolm Fade character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" trilogy
• Malcolm Landgraab character in the Sims franchise