Malinda

Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Melinda · blended from Melanie and Melissa with -inda

Girl's name · #2881 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Malinda — on the books since 1880, #2881 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 21,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Malinda ran 3–10× its national rate in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Malindas

Malinda Williams — American actress
Malinda Lo — American writer of young adult novels (born 1974)
Malinda Cramer — American writer
Malinda Blalock — Confederate Army soldier
Malinda Brumfield White — American politician and businesswoman

What Malindas become

Among 24 notable people named Malinda:

No single standout — notable Malindas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Melinda · Rena · Mahalia · Lucinda · Zena · Maybelle

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