Malva vs Malinda

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

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Malva

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Name B

Malinda

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Metric Malva Malinda
Current Rank Unranked #2877
Total Births (all years) 209 21,394
Peak Year 1921 1969
Peak Year Births 12 460
Peak Decade 1950ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malva Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss 13 893
1920ss 64 789
1930ss 42 562
1940ss 23 1,433
1950ss 67 2,757
1960ss — 3,544
1970ss — 4,100
1980ss — 2,458
1990ss — 1,251
2000ss — 939
2010ss — 684
2020ss — 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malva 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, 1915–1958.

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