How Many People Are Named Malinda?
An estimated 14,809 people in the United States have the first name Malinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Malinda peaked in popularity in 1969 with 460 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malinda 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 Malinda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,809
About 1 in 23,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1969
460 births
Total Registered
21,394
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malinda
Malinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,394 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malinda as a female name
Ranked #2,905 in 2024
57 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (460 births)
Malinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malinda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,100 babies were registered. Malinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malinda by Decade
How has Malinda 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.
Malinda by State
Birth registrations for Malinda span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, Montana. On average, about 352 Malindas were registered per state.
Malinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malinda
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Malinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malinda?
We estimate approximately 14,809 people named Malinda 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 23,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Malinda a common name?
Malinda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,394 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malinda most popular?
Malinda reached peak popularity in 1969, when 460 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malinda is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malinda a female name?
Malinda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malinda Smith, Malinda Johnson, Malinda 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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