Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Malinda

#1,004 most common girls' name of all time · #1,804 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,004
Rank overall
#1,804 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,464
Since 2016
632
Peak year
1969 #447
Best rank
#252 1881
Girls Boys peak 460/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Malinda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 59 — 59 #2,859
2024 58 — 58 #2,857
2023 76 — 76 #2,379
2022 67 — 67 #2,604
2021 48 — 48 #3,298
2020 60 — 60 #2,748
2019 62 — 62 #2,729
2018 71 — 71 #2,478
2017 64 — 64 #2,689
2016 67 — 67 #2,617
2015 80 — 80 #2,319
2014 84 — 84 #2,236
2013 75 — 75 #2,408
2012 59 — 59 #2,903
2011 55 — 55 #3,054
2010 70 — 70 #2,590
2009 97 — 97 #2,090
2008 83 — 83 #2,334
2007 83 — 83 #2,311
2006 97 — 97 #2,032
2005 80 — 80 #2,255
2004 90 — 90 #2,032
2003 89 — 89 #2,020
2002 108 — 108 #1,695
2001 108 — 108 #1,673
2000 111 — 111 #1,588
1999 80 — 80 #1,962
1998 92 — 92 #1,722
1997 113 — 113 #1,457
1996 95 — 95 #1,615
1995 119 — 119 #1,381
1994 127 — 127 #1,331
1993 132 — 132 #1,284
1992 152 — 152 #1,157
1991 154 — 154 #1,150
1990 187 — 187 #987
1989 167 — 167 #1,026
1988 196 — 196 #892
1987 210 — 210 #831
1986 200 — 200 #833
1985 212 — 212 #789
1984 261 — 261 #666
1983 243 — 243 #702
1982 292 — 292 #616
1981 322 — 322 #574
1980 355 — 355 #533
1979 404 — 404 #500
1978 440 — 440 #453
1977 364 — 364 #510
1976 382 — 382 #481
1975 353 — 353 #506
1974 399 — 399 #455
1973 459 — 459 #427
1972 419 — 419 #449
1971 427 — 427 #468
1970 453 — 453 #463
1969 460 — 460 #447
1968 388 — 388 #493
1967 334 — 334 #519
1966 309 — 309 #536
1965 372 — 372 #494
1964 340 — 340 #533
1963 338 — 338 #528
1962 357 — 357 #517
1961 330 — 330 #544
1960 316 — 316 #547
1959 387 — 387 #496
1958 366 — 366 #501
1957 328 — 328 #528
1956 306 — 306 #532
1955 263 — 263 #562
1954 235 — 235 #591
1953 226 — 226 #590
1952 210 — 210 #599
1951 212 — 212 #591
1950 224 — 224 #555
1949 227 — 227 #553
1948 165 — 165 #649
1947 183 — 183 #622
1946 158 — 158 #628
1945 128 — 128 #646
1944 121 — 121 #678
1943 121 — 121 #691
1942 131 — 131 #654
1941 97 — 97 #713
1940 102 — 102 #686
1939 74 — 74 #797
1938 69 — 69 #853
1937 70 — 70 #819
1936 55 — 55 #921
1935 42 — 42 #1,073
1934 55 — 55 #925
1933 51 — 51 #957
1932 49 — 49 #1,005
1931 51 — 51 #970
1930 46 — 46 #1,084
1929 53 — 53 #994
1928 66 — 66 #903
1927 73 — 73 #863
1926 70 — 70 #888
1925 81 — 81 #828
1924 70 — 70 #904
1923 90 — 90 #769
1922 87 — 87 #780
1921 82 — 82 #809
1920 117 — 117 #671
1919 102 — 102 #696
1918 118 — 118 #648
1917 90 — 90 #740
1916 109 — 109 #652
1915 113 — 113 #615
1914 86 — 86 #619
1913 84 — 84 #559
1912 85 — 85 #526
1911 58 — 58 #558
1910 48 — 48 #605
1909 49 — 49 #541
1908 56 — 56 #481
1907 66 — 66 #441
1906 69 — 69 #411
1905 60 — 60 #433
1904 52 — 52 #450
1903 58 — 58 #415
1902 72 — 72 #375
1901 38 — 38 #487
1900 81 — 81 #372
1899 59 — 59 #378
1898 69 — 69 #374
1897 66 — 66 #364
1896 52 — 52 #392
1895 60 — 60 #363
1894 62 — 62 #351
1893 40 — 40 #430
1892 53 — 53 #365
1891 67 — 67 #307
1890 62 — 62 #322
1889 44 — 44 #362
1888 73 — 73 #270
1887 50 — 50 #303
1886 53 — 53 #284
1885 45 — 45 #297
1884 55 — 55 #264
1883 47 — 47 #266
1882 43 — 43 #266
1881 40 — 40 #252
1880 35 — 35 #263