Malinda
#2,859 for girls in 2025, 59 births
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 40 births
- Debut · girls
- 35 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,464since 1880
Malinda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Malinda has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,859 | 59 |
| 2024 | #2,857 | 58 |
| 2023 | #2,379 | 76 |
| 2022 | #2,604 | 67 |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,748 | 60 |
| 2019 | #2,729 | 62 |
| 2018 | #2,478 | 71 |
| 2017 | #2,689 | 64 |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 67 |
| 2015 | #2,318 | 80 |
| 2014 | #2,236 | 84 |
| 2013 | #2,408 | 75 |
| 2012 | #2,901 | 59 |
| 2011 | #3,051 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,589 | 70 |
| 2009 | #2,090 | 97 |
| 2008 | #2,334 | 83 |
| 2007 | #2,311 | 83 |
| 2006 | #2,031 | 97 |
| 2005 | #2,254 | 80 |
| 2004 | #2,030 | 90 |
| 2003 | #2,019 | 89 |
| 2002 | #1,695 | 108 |
| 2001 | #1,671 | 108 |
| 2000 | #1,588 | 111 |
| 1999 | #1,962 | 80 |
| 1998 | #1,721 | 92 |
| 1997 | #1,456 | 113 |
| 1996 | #1,615 | 95 |
| 1995 | #1,381 | 119 |
| 1994 | #1,331 | 127 |
| 1993 | #1,284 | 132 |
| 1992 | #1,156 | 152 |
| 1991 | #1,150 | 154 |
| 1990 | #987 | 187 |
| 1989 | #1,023 | 167 |
| 1988 | #892 | 196 |
| 1987 | #829 | 210 |
| 1986 | #832 | 200 |
| 1985 | #789 | 212 |
| 1984 | #666 | 261 |
| 1983 | #702 | 243 |
| 1982 | #616 | 292 |
| 1981 | #573 | 322 |
| 1980 | #533 | 355 |
| 1979 | #500 | 404 |
| 1978 | #453 | 440 |
| 1977 | #510 | 364 |
| 1976 | #481 | 382 |
| 1975 | #506 | 353 |
| 1974 | #455 | 399 |
| 1973 | #427 | 459 |
| 1972 | #449 | 419 |
| 1971 | #468 | 427 |
| 1970 | #463 | 453 |
| 1969 | #447 | 460 |
| 1968 | #492 | 388 |
| 1967 | #519 | 334 |
| 1966 | #536 | 309 |
| 1965 | #494 | 372 |
| 1964 | #533 | 340 |
| 1963 | #528 | 338 |
| 1962 | #517 | 357 |
| 1961 | #544 | 330 |
| 1960 | #547 | 316 |
| 1959 | #496 | 387 |
| 1958 | #501 | 366 |
| 1957 | #528 | 328 |
| 1956 | #532 | 306 |
| 1955 | #561 | 263 |
| 1954 | #591 | 235 |
| 1953 | #590 | 226 |
| 1952 | #599 | 210 |
| 1951 | #591 | 212 |
| 1950 | #555 | 224 |
| 1949 | #553 | 227 |
| 1948 | #649 | 165 |
| 1947 | #622 | 183 |
| 1946 | #628 | 158 |
| 1945 | #646 | 128 |
| 1944 | #677 | 121 |
| 1943 | #691 | 121 |
| 1942 | #653 | 131 |
| 1941 | #713 | 97 |
| 1940 | #686 | 102 |
| 1939 | #797 | 74 |
| 1938 | #851 | 69 |
| 1937 | #819 | 70 |
| 1936 | #921 | 55 |
| 1935 | #1,073 | 42 |
| 1934 | #925 | 55 |
| 1933 | #957 | 51 |
| 1932 | #1,004 | 49 |
| 1931 | #970 | 51 |
| 1930 | #1,084 | 46 |
| 1929 | #994 | 53 |
| 1928 | #902 | 66 |
| 1927 | #863 | 73 |
| 1926 | #888 | 70 |
| 1925 | #828 | 81 |
| 1924 | #903 | 70 |
| 1923 | #769 | 90 |
| 1922 | #780 | 87 |
| 1921 | #809 | 82 |
| 1920 | #671 | 117 |
| 1919 | #695 | 102 |
| 1918 | #647 | 118 |
| 1917 | #740 | 90 |
| 1916 | #652 | 109 |
| 1915 | #615 | 113 |
| 1914 | #618 | 86 |
| 1913 | #559 | 84 |
| 1912 | #525 | 85 |
| 1911 | #558 | 58 |
| 1910 | #604 | 48 |
| 1909 | #541 | 49 |
| 1908 | #479 | 56 |
| 1907 | #439 | 66 |
| 1906 | #411 | 69 |
| 1905 | #433 | 60 |
| 1904 | #450 | 52 |
| 1903 | #414 | 58 |
| 1902 | #375 | 72 |
| 1901 | #487 | 38 |
| 1900 | #372 | 81 |
| 1899 | #378 | 59 |
| 1898 | #374 | 69 |
| 1897 | #362 | 66 |
| 1896 | #392 | 52 |
| 1895 | #363 | 60 |
| 1894 | #351 | 62 |
| 1893 | #430 | 40 |
| 1892 | #365 | 53 |
| 1891 | #306 | 67 |
| 1890 | #322 | 62 |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 |
| 1888 | #270 | 73 |
| 1887 | #302 | 50 |
| 1886 | #284 | 53 |
| 1885 | #296 | 45 |
| 1884 | #263 | 55 |
| 1883 | #265 | 47 |
| 1882 | #265 | 43 |
| 1881 | #251 | 40 |
| 1880 | #261 | 35 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Malinda was already there! It came in at #261, and was given to 35 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 48 girls a year got the name.
Where Malinda is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Iowa#198 · 1 in 1,094
- Montana#218 · 1 in 935
- Oregon#218 · 1 in 1,119
- Maine#221 · 1 in 1,219
- Utah#225 · 1 in 1,148
Best ever in a state: #179 in South Dakota, 1975.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #198 | 18 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Montana | #218 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Oregon | #218 | 15 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Maine | #221 | 5 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Utah | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Indiana | #269 | 20 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Virginia | #330 | 14 | 1 in 2,085 |
| North Carolina | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Kentucky | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Missouri | #353 | 12 | 1 in 2,691 |
| Michigan | #371 | 21 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Pennsylvania | #372 | 24 | 1 in 2,850 |
| Ohio | #401 | 22 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Oklahoma | #407 | 7 | 1 in 2,645 |
| Minnesota | #432 | 7 | 1 in 3,968 |
| Massachusetts | #441 | 8 | 1 in 3,831 |
| Washington | #451 | 8 | 1 in 3,165 |
| Tennessee | #459 | 8 | 1 in 3,560 |
| Louisiana | #501 | 9 | 1 in 3,251 |
| New Jersey | #502 | 10 | 1 in 3,719 |
| Alabama | #526 | 6 | 1 in 3,819 |
| Arizona | #541 | 5 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Wisconsin | #541 | 5 | 1 in 6,118 |
| Florida | #575 | 11 | 1 in 4,261 |
| Georgia | #615 | 7 | 1 in 4,802 |
| New York | #702 | 18 | 1 in 5,496 |
| Illinois | #728 | 12 | 1 in 6,225 |
| California | #738 | 27 | 1 in 6,049 |
| Texas | #926 | 13 | 1 in 8,547 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2024 (#2,857 → #2,859)
- 111 spots since 2020 (#2,748 → #2,859)
- 541 spots since 2015 (#2,318 → #2,859)
- Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1936 (#1,073 → #921)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1991 (#987 → #1,150)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #251 (40 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 107 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1936–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,299
- Highest: 1 in 2,299 girls born in 1881 were named Malinda (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,242 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 19.1% of all girls named Malinda (4,100) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 485 | #251 (1881) | #282 |
| 1890s | 590 | #306 (1891) | #364 |
| 1900s | 601 | #372 (1900) | #440 |
| 1910s | 893 | #525 (1912) | #621 |
| 1920s | 789 | #671 (1920) | #841 |
| 1930s | 562 | #797 (1939) | #940 |
| 1940s | 1,433 | #553 (1949) | #652 |
| 1950s | 2,757 | #496 (1959) | #554 |
| 1960s | 3,544 | #447 (1969) | #516 |
| 1970s | 4,100 | #427 (1973) | #471 |
| 1980s | 2,458 | #533 (1980) | #746 |
| 1990s | 1,251 | #987 (1990) | #1,404 |
| 2000s | 946 | #1,588 (2000) | #2,002 |
| 2010s | 687 | #2,236 (2014) | #2,602 |
| 2020s | 368 | #2,379 (2023) | #2,791 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Malinda in 1979
girls
#500
404 births · 1 in 3,973 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,973 of them was named Malinda, which outranked 95.8% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Malinda
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.