Malou vs Malinda

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

Name A

Malou

Girl name · Rank #13391

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malou Malinda
Current Rank #13391 #2877
Total Births (all years) 7 21,394
Peak Year 2024 1969
Peak Year Births 7 460
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2024 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malou 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 — 1,251
2000ss — 939
2010ss — 684
2020ss 7 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malou Malinda
2014 — 84
2015 — 80
2016 — 66
2017 — 62
2018 — 71
2019 — 62
2020 — 60
2021 — 48
2022 — 67
2023 — 76
2024 7 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, 2024–2024.

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