Malena

Meaning: Woman from Magdala
Origin: Variant of Magdalena · The town's name meant tower (from Spanish, from Greek/Hebrew)

Girl's name · #2271 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Malena reached its best rank, #1056, in 1886 and ranked #2271 in 2025. Roughly 4,100 girls have been named Malena since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#247 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #501 in Austria (2025) · #695 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,105 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,958 in France (2025) · #3,282 in Canada (2024).

Famous Malenas

Malena Ernman — Swedish opera singer
Malena Alterio — Italian-Argentine-Spanish actress
Maléna — Armenian singer-songwriter (born 2007)
Malena Josephsen — Danish footballer
Malena Muyala — Uruguayan musician

What Malenas become

Among 95 notable people named Malena:

Entertainers appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer.

Similar names: Alena · Lanie · Maleni · Lenna · Idalia · Adelia

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