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Malena

/ˈmælɪnə/ · 100% girls · 81 born in 2025

Malena has been given to about 4,058 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈmælɪnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,969
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 146
  • Born in 202581
  • All time4,058
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Malena?

Its best year was 2004, when 146 babies were given the name, ranking 1424th. The typical living American called Malena is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Malena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlena0.89
  2. Alena0.88
  3. Makena0.88
  4. Salena0.88
  5. Makenna0.85
  6. Milena0.82
  7. Malina0.82
  8. Aleena0.80

Middle names for Malena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malena Rose0.85
  2. Malena Louise0.85
  3. Malena June0.84
  4. Malena Pearl0.84
  5. Malena Quinn0.84
  6. Malena Nell0.84

Sibling names for Malena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alonsobrother · 0.92
  2. Palomasister · 0.92
  3. Samirasister · 0.91
  4. Tracebrother · 0.91
  5. Francobrother · 0.90
  6. Belensister · 0.90

Where Malena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malena White0.80
  2. Malena Reyes0.80
  3. Malena Nguyen0.80
  4. Malena Lee0.80
  5. Malena Hill0.80
  6. Malena Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Malena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.