Malinda is an established girls' name that peaked in 1969 and has since faded.
Malinda is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,881 for girl births in the United States (and #5,048 across all names), given to 59 babies. Malinda first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1969 (460 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | #2,881 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #2,880 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | #2,390 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | #2,624 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | #3,326 |
| 2020 | 60 | 60 | #2,767 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #2,741 |
| 2018 | 71 | 71 | #2,499 |
| 2017 | 64 | 64 | #2,707 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | #2,635 |
| 2015 | 80 | 80 | #2,333 |
| 2014 | 84 | 84 | #2,249 |
| 2013 | 75 | 75 | #2,425 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #2,927 |
| 2011 | 55 | 55 | #3,081 |
| 2010 | 70 | 70 | #2,604 |
| 2009 | 97 | 97 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 83 | 83 | #2,348 |
| 2007 | 83 | 83 | #2,323 |
| 2006 | 97 | 97 | #2,045 |
| 2005 | 80 | 80 | #2,272 |
| 2004 | 90 | 90 | #2,035 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #2,029 |
| 2002 | 108 | 108 | #1,705 |
| 2001 | 108 | 108 | #1,680 |
| 2000 | 111 | 111 | #1,596 |
| 1999 | 80 | 80 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 92 | 92 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 113 | — | #1,461 |
| 1996 | 95 | — | #1,621 |
| 1995 | 119 | — | #1,386 |
| 1994 | 127 | — | #1,334 |
| 1993 | 132 | — | #1,286 |
| 1992 | 152 | — | #1,162 |
| 1991 | 154 | — | #1,151 |
| 1990 | 187 | — | #987 |
| 1989 | 167 | — | #1,027 |
| 1988 | 196 | — | #895 |
| 1987 | 210 | — | #834 |
| 1986 | 200 | — | #833 |
| 1985 | 212 | — | #791 |
| 1984 | 261 | — | #666 |
| 1983 | 243 | — | #704 |
| 1982 | 292 | — | #617 |
| 1981 | 322 | — | #577 |
| 1980 | 355 | — | #533 |
| 1979 | 404 | — | #500 |
| 1978 | 440 | — | #454 |
| 1977 | 364 | — | #511 |
| 1976 | 382 | — | #482 |
| 1975 | 353 | — | #507 |
| 1974 | 399 | — | #455 |
| 1973 | 459 | — | #427 |
| 1972 | 419 | — | #449 |
| 1971 | 427 | — | #468 |
| 1970 | 453 | — | #463 |
| 1969 | 460 | — | #447 |
| 1968 | 388 | — | #494 |
| 1967 | 334 | — | #519 |
| 1966 | 309 | — | #537 |
| 1965 | 372 | — | #494 |
| 1964 | 340 | — | #533 |
| 1963 | 338 | — | #529 |
| 1962 | 357 | — | #518 |
| 1961 | 330 | — | #544 |
| 1960 | 316 | — | #547 |
| 1959 | 387 | — | #496 |
| 1958 | 366 | — | #501 |
| 1957 | 328 | — | #528 |
| 1956 | 306 | — | #533 |
| 1955 | 263 | — | #562 |
| 1954 | 235 | — | #591 |
| 1953 | 226 | — | #592 |
| 1952 | 210 | — | #600 |
| 1951 | 212 | — | #593 |
| 1950 | 224 | — | #555 |
| 1949 | 227 | — | #554 |
| 1948 | 165 | — | #650 |
| 1947 | 183 | — | #623 |
| 1946 | 158 | — | #628 |
| 1945 | 128 | — | #650 |
| 1944 | 121 | — | #677 |
| 1943 | 121 | — | #692 |
| 1942 | 131 | — | #653 |
| 1941 | 97 | — | #716 |
| 1940 | 102 | — | #690 |
| 1939 | 74 | — | #802 |
| 1938 | 69 | — | #854 |
| 1937 | 70 | — | #822 |
| 1936 | 55 | — | #926 |
| 1935 | 42 | — | #1,081 |
| 1934 | 55 | — | #931 |
| 1933 | 51 | — | #965 |
| 1932 | 49 | — | #1,010 |
| 1931 | 51 | — | #981 |
| 1930 | 46 | — | #1,096 |
| 1929 | 53 | — | #997 |
| 1928 | 66 | — | #911 |
| 1927 | 73 | — | #870 |
| 1926 | 70 | — | #891 |
| 1925 | 81 | — | #831 |
| 1924 | 70 | — | #911 |
| 1923 | 90 | — | #771 |
| 1922 | 87 | — | #783 |
| 1921 | 82 | — | #809 |
| 1920 | 117 | — | #674 |
| 1919 | 102 | — | #699 |
| 1918 | 118 | — | #650 |
| 1917 | 90 | — | #741 |
| 1916 | 109 | — | #652 |
| 1915 | 113 | — | #620 |
| 1914 | 86 | — | #622 |
| 1913 | 84 | — | #559 |
| 1912 | 85 | — | #527 |
| 1911 | 58 | — | #561 |
| 1910 | 48 | — | #607 |
| 1909 | 49 | — | #550 |
| 1908 | 56 | — | #484 |
| 1907 | 66 | — | #442 |
| 1906 | 69 | — | #412 |
| 1905 | 60 | — | #434 |
| 1904 | 52 | — | #455 |
| 1903 | 58 | — | #417 |
| 1902 | 72 | — | #375 |
| 1901 | 38 | — | #494 |
| 1900 | 81 | — | #373 |
| 1899 | 59 | — | #379 |
| 1898 | 69 | — | #376 |
| 1897 | 66 | — | #363 |
| 1896 | 52 | — | #394 |
| 1895 | 60 | — | #364 |
| 1894 | 62 | — | #354 |
| 1893 | 40 | — | #430 |
| 1892 | 53 | — | #367 |
| 1891 | 67 | — | #308 |
| 1890 | 62 | — | #323 |
| 1889 | 44 | — | #365 |
| 1888 | 73 | — | #271 |
| 1887 | 50 | — | #305 |
| 1886 | 53 | — | #284 |
| 1885 | 45 | — | #298 |
| 1884 | 55 | — | #264 |
| 1883 | 47 | — | #266 |
| 1882 | 43 | — | #267 |
| 1881 | 40 | — | #254 |
| 1880 | 35 | — | #263 |