girl's name
Malina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,154
Malina is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 169 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 38,551 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Malina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 88 |
| 1970s | 325 |
| 1980s | 308 |
| 1990s | 585 |
| 2000s | 1,207 |
| 2010s | 1,349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 556 |
How popular is Malina?
In 2025, Malina was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Malina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Malina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Malina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malina
How popular is the name Malina?
In 2025, Malina was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Malina a girl's or a boy's name?
Malina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Malina?
Malina has 3 syllables.
When was Malina most popular?
Malina peaked in 2009, when 169 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Malina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malina currently ranks #1,526 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.