How Many People Are Named Malena?
An estimated 3,816 people in the United States have the first name Malena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Malena peaked in popularity in 2004 with 146 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,816
About 1 in 89,820 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
146 births
Total Registered
3,977
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malena
Malena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,977 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malena as a female name
Ranked #2,469 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (146 births)
Malena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,234 babies were registered. Malena has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malena by Decade
How has Malena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malena by State
Birth registrations for Malena span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Utah, Oklahoma, Tennessee. On average, about 63 Malenas were registered per state.
Malena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malena
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Malena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malena?
We estimate approximately 3,816 people named Malena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 89,820 Americans share this first name.
Is Malena a common name?
Malena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,977 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malena most popular?
Malena reached peak popularity in 2004, when 146 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malena is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malena a female name?
Malena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malena Smith, Malena Johnson, Malena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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