Malyssa vs Malinda

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

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Malyssa

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malyssa Malinda
Current Rank Unranked #2877
Total Births (all years) 399 21,394
Peak Year 1993 1969
Peak Year Births 25 460
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malyssa Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss — 893
1920ss — 789
1930ss — 562
1940ss — 1,433
1950ss — 2,757
1960ss — 3,544
1970ss 7 4,100
1980ss 56 2,458
1990ss 194 1,251
2000ss 98 939
2010ss 44 684
2020ss — 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malyssa Malinda
2014 5 84
2015 6 80
2016 — 66
2017 6 62
2018 — 71
2019 5 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, 1979–2019.

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