How Many People Are Named Malvina?
An estimated 280 people in the United States have the first name Malvina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Malvina peaked in popularity in 1917 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malvina 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 Malvina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
280
About 1 in 1,224,123 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1917
63 births
Total Registered
1,686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malvina
Malvina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,686 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malvina as a female name
Ranked #14,660 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1917 (63 births)
Malvina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malvina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 375 babies were registered. Malvina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malvina by Decade
How has Malvina 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.
Malvina by State
Birth registrations for Malvina span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, Louisiana. On average, about 45 Malvinas were registered per state.
Malvina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malvina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malvina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malvina?
We estimate approximately 280 people named Malvina 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 1,224,123 Americans share this first name.
Is Malvina a common name?
Malvina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malvina most popular?
Malvina reached peak popularity in 1917, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malvina is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malvina a female name?
Malvina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malvina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malvina Smith, Malvina Johnson, Malvina 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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