Feminine dossier · first seen 1886

Malena

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Malena
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

146

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1886Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

50%

2024

All-time

3,977

Malena has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 146 girls were named Malena.

In 2024, only 73 girls were given the name.

Down 50% from its peak.

All told, about 3,977 Americans have been named Malena and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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