Girls' name · since 1953
Malynda
915 babies named Malynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malynda currently ranks #12099 among girls' names in America, with 915 babies recorded since 1953.
Malynda has 915 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12099 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #7,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,099 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 915 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malynda ranks #7,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,099 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 915 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malynda's 915 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malynda compares
915 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Malynda's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malynda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 915 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malynda's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Malynda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (275 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Malynda's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Malynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
171 births
- 1970s
1970s
275 births
- 1980s
1980s
198 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 275 births (30% of all-time use).
How Malynda 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 Malynda's total volume
Malynda by state
Where Malynda concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Utah | | 6 | 0.7% |
11 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Malynda's data
- Malynda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malyndas (11 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Malynda 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.