Malan vs Malinda

Side-by-side comparison of Malan and Malinda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malan

Girl name · Rank #9858

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malan Malinda
Current Rank #9858 #2877
Total Births (all years) 200 21,394
Peak Year 2012 1969
Peak Year Births 17 460
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malan Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss — 893
1920ss — 789
1930ss — 562
1940ss — 1,433
1950ss — 2,757
1960ss — 3,544
1970ss — 4,100
1980ss — 2,458
1990ss 15 1,251
2000ss 37 939
2010ss 101 684
2020ss 47 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malan Malinda
2014 11 84
2015 11 80
2016 10 66
2017 8 62
2018 7 71
2019 8 62
2020 10 60
2021 7 48
2022 13 67
2023 7 76
2024 10 57

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2024.

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