Malaya vs Malinda

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

Name A

Malaya

Girl name · Rank #813

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malaya Malinda
Current Rank #813 #2877
Total Births (all years) 8,111 21,394
Peak Year 2014 1969
Peak Year Births 449 460
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malaya Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss — 893
1920ss — 789
1930ss — 562
1940ss — 1,433
1950ss — 2,757
1960ss — 3,544
1970ss 23 4,100
1980ss 33 2,458
1990ss 225 1,251
2000ss 1,980 939
2010ss 3,906 684
2020ss 1,944 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malaya Malinda
2014 449 84
2015 391 80
2016 442 66
2017 413 62
2018 379 71
2019 432 62
2020 428 60
2021 445 48
2022 415 67
2023 315 76
2024 341 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, 1977–2024.

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