How Many People Are Named Malcolm Robinson?
There are approximately 83 people named Malcolm Robinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Malcolm with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robinson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
83
1 in 4,129,570 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Malcolm: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Malcolm. The peak year was 1992 with 1,495 births. The average person named Malcolm today is 38 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Malcolm
In the 2020 Census, the first name Malcolm was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (47.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (39.19%) and Two or More Races (6.19%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Malcolm in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Malcolm rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Robinson Surname
The surname Robinson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Robinson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Malcolm" has an estimated frequency of 0.0142% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Robinson" appears at a rate of 170.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Malcolm are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 83 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Malcolm Robinson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Malcolm Robinson?
We estimate approximately 83 people named Malcolm Robinson are alive in the United States today. The first name Malcolm is shared by 48,509 Americans, and the surname Robinson is shared by 584,988.
How rare is the name Malcolm Robinson?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans. The first name Malcolm is uncommon and the surname Robinson is very common.
Is Malcolm a male or female name?
Malcolm is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1992 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Malcolm?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Malcolm was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (47.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (39.19%) and Two or More Races (6.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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