Malene vs Malinda

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

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Malene

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Name B

Malinda

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Metric Malene Malinda
Current Rank Unranked #2877
Total Births (all years) 164 21,394
Peak Year 1977 1969
Peak Year Births 10 460
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malene Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss 5 893
1920ss 11 789
1930ss 23 562
1940ss 5 1,433
1950ss 5 2,757
1960ss 5 3,544
1970ss 56 4,100
1980ss 22 2,458
1990ss 20 1,251
2000ss 12 939
2010ss — 684
2020ss — 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malene Malinda
2014 — 84
2015 — 80
2016 — 66
2017 — 62
2018 — 71
2019 — 62
2020 — 60
2021 — 48
2022 — 67
2023 — 76
2024 — 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, 1919–2006.

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