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Malina

/mɑˈlinə/ · 100% girls · 86 born in 2025

Malina has been given to about 4,452 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɑˈlinə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,384
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 169
  • Born in 202586
  • All time4,452
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Malina?

Its best year was 2009, when 169 babies were given the name, ranking 1400th. The typical living American called Malina is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Malina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alina0.88
  2. Marina0.88
  3. Salina0.88
  4. Kalina0.88
  5. Malinda0.83
  6. Melina0.82
  7. Malia0.81
  8. Malena0.82

Middle names for Malina

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

Sibling names for Malina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.94
  2. Abdullahbrother · 0.94
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.94
  4. Samirasister · 0.94
  5. Francobrother · 0.94
  6. Keziahsister · 0.93

Where Malina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. California0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Malina 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.