Girls' name · peaked in 1881
Malinda name popularity since 1925
18,449 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Malinda. Half of them were born in 1971 or earlier, so the typical Malinda is about 55 years old in 2026. Malinda peaked in 1881 as the #254 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,449
- Named Malinda, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #254 for girls that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,881 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,449 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Pennsylvania
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Malinda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Malinda births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1969. Measured as a share of all babies, Malinda peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Malinda became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 8,260 baby girls to 1 in 5,230.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 3,480 to 1 in 6,870.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Malinda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Malinda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Malinda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 343 | – |
| 1930s | 562 | #1,081 |
| 1940s | 1,433 | #650 |
| 1950s | 2,757 | #562 |
| 1960s | 3,544 | #494 |
| 1970s | 4,100 | #507 |
| 1980s | 2,458 | #791 |
| 1990s | 1,251 | #1,386 |
| 2000s | 946 | #2,272 |
| 2010s | 687 | #2,333 |
| 2020–25 | 368 | #2,881 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.2% of babies named Malinda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Malinda is most popular
The index compares Malinda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Malinda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2.36× | 1,755 |
| Indiana | 2.18× | 754 |
| Alabama | 2.04× | 529 |
| Ohio | 1.96× | 1,325 |
| Kentucky | 1.83× | 450 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Malinda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Malinda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Malinda (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data