Malana
Malana was the 7019th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2737th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,250 places. More babies were named Malana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,019 girls, down 1,902 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200767 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,210babies recorded
Malana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,019 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,117 | 25 |
| 2010 | #4,562 | 32 |
| 2000 | #5,085 | 23 |
| 1990 | #8,939 | 9 |
| 1980 | #7,141 | 9 |
| 1970 | #5,272 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,016 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malana, counting every spelling?
Malana is the most common spelling of a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malana | 16 | #7,019 | 116 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malana?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malana (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malana?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Malana are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 28. That makes Malana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malana by state
How common Malana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Malana
How popular is the name Malana?
Malana was the 7019th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2737th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,250 places. More babies were named Malana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Malana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malana in the US.
Where is Malana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malana was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).