Malinda

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Melinda

Girl's name · #2881 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Malinda — on the books since 1880, #2881 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 21,000 girls have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Malinda ran 3–10× its national rate in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Malinda ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #9,672 in Ecuador (2023) · #3,294 in Canada (2016) · #2,710 in Austria (2012) · #1,631 in France (1962).

Famous Malindas

Malinda Williams — American actress (born 1970)
Malinda Lo — American writer of young adult novels (born 1974)
Malinda Cramer — American author (1844–1906)
Malinda Russell — Cookbook author (c. 1812–?)
Malinda Blalock — Confederate Army soldier (1839 or 1842–1901 or 1903)

What Malindas become

Among 24 notable people named Malinda:

No single standout — notable Malindas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Melinda · Rena · Mahalia · Lucinda · Lorna · Marlena

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