Malu vs Malinda

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

Name A

Malu

Girl name · Rank #5219

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malu Malinda
Current Rank #5219 #2877
Total Births (all years) 247 21,394
Peak Year 2024 1969
Peak Year Births 25 460
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malu 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 10 1,251
2000ss 25 939
2010ss 103 684
2020ss 109 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malu Malinda
2014 6 84
2015 6 80
2016 14 66
2017 14 62
2018 15 71
2019 23 62
2020 23 60
2021 22 48
2022 23 67
2023 16 76
2024 25 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, 1995–2024.

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