Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Malinda

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1969

Peak rank proxy

460

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19692024

Peak year

1969

Decline from peak

87.6%

2024

All-time

21,394

Malinda 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 1969, when 460 girls were named Malinda.

In 2024, only 57 girls were given the name.

Down 87.6% from its peak.

All told, about 21,394 Americans have been named Malinda and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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