Malkom
Freydoun Malcolm Khan, variously spelled Firidun Malkom Khan and Freydoun Malkom Khan was an Iranian fencer and diplomat. Born in London to diplomat Mirza Malkam Khan, he would attend Eton College and the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. He would later be designated as the special adjutant at the Persian Embassy in Paris and later in Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Malkom
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Freydoun Malcolm Khan, variously spelled Firidun Malkom Khan and Freydoun Malkom Khan was an Iranian fencer and diplomat. Born in London to diplomat Mirza Malkam Khan, he would attend Eton College and the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. He would later be designated as the special adjutant at the Persian Embassy in Paris and later in Rome.
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The Story of Malkom
Malkom first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Malkoms were born — ranking #10,860 that year. As of 2026, Malkom ranks #10,860 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Malkoms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Malkom
Malkom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Malkom's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #10,860. Use the chart and map above to compare Malkom's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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