Girls' name · since 1920
Malina
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 4,452 babies named Malina, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,452
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,452 babies have been named Malina since 1920, making it today's #2161 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malina has been recorded 4,452 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #2161 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #2,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,452 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malina ranks #2,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,452 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,452
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malina's 4,452 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malina compares
4,452 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Malina's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,452 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 169 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malina's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 169, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 169
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Malina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,349 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Malina's strongest decade.
1,349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Malina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 325
1970s
325 births
- 1980s 308
1980s
308 births
- 1990s
1990s
585 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,207 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,349 births
- 2020s
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,349 births (30% of all-time use).
How Malina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malina's total volume
Malina by state
Where Malina concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 748 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 223 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 186 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 162 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 136 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 114 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 83 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 81 | 1.8% |
748 of 4,452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Malina appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malina's data
- Malina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,349 total births) through the 2020s (556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malinas (748 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.