Malenda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Malenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Malenda between 1975 and 1981, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malenda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malenda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malenda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.