Malinda
Malinda was the 2881st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 254th; the most babies were born in 1969 (460). Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Malinda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,881 girls, down 114 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1969460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,464babies recorded
Malinda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,881 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,767 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,604 | 70 |
| 2000 | #1,596 | 111 |
| 1990 | #987 | 187 |
| 1980 | #533 | 355 |
| 1970 | #463 | 453 |
| 1960 | #547 | 316 |
| 1950 | #555 | 224 |
| 1940 | #690 | 102 |
| 1930 | #1,096 | 46 |
| 1920 | #674 | 117 |
| 1910 | #607 | 48 |
| 1900 | #373 | 81 |
| 1890 | #323 | 62 |
| 1880 | #263 | 35 |
How popular is Malinda, counting every spelling?
Malinda is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malinda | 59 | #2,881 | 308 |
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 Malinda?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malinda (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malinda 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malinda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malinda?
About 15,700 people born in the US named Malinda are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 40 and 64. That makes Malinda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Malinda by state
How common Malinda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (11.7×), Ohio (4.0×). In 43 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
These names rose and fell in step with Malinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malinda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malinda
How popular is the name Malinda?
Malinda was the 2881st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 254th; the most babies were born in 1969 (460). Over the last ten years it has moved down 548 places. More babies were named Malinda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Malinda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malinda in the US.
Where is Malinda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malinda was most common in Pennsylvania (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Ohio.