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Malina

Girl

Meaning of Malina: Hawaiian: 'calm or soothing'

Malina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2092nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2092

86 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,452

First recorded 1920 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 27 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 38 babies1984: 33 babies1985: 35 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 39 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 49 babies1993: 68 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 61 babies1996: 62 babies1997: 49 babies1998: 70 babies1999: 85 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 108 babies2002: 96 babies2003: 96 babies2004: 124 babies2005: 113 babies2006: 138 babies2007: 122 babies2008: 141 babies2009: 169 babies2010: 152 babies20102011: 121 babies2012: 146 babies2013: 150 babies2014: 135 babies2015: 144 babies2016: 141 babies2017: 135 babies2018: 129 babies2019: 96 babies2020: 98 babies20202021: 107 babies2022: 91 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 86 babies2025: 86 babies
US babies named Malina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 169.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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