The first name Malinda
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century.
A form of Melinda.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Malinda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 59 girls born in the United States were named Malinda, the 2,881st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 460 were.
21,464
babies named Malinda since 1880
#2,881
rank in 2025
1969
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Malinda
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Malinda WilliamsAmerican actress, born 1975
- Malinda LoAmerican writer of young adult novels (1974-)
- Mindy McCreadyAmerican country music singer (1975–2013)
Questions
- What does the name Malinda mean?
- Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century.
- Is Malinda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 21,464 US babies named Malinda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Malinda most popular?
- 1969 in the United States, when 460 babies were named Malinda, its highest rank at 447th.
- What name is Malinda a form of?
- Malinda is a form of Melinda.