Girl name#892 of girl names
Malinda
Pronounced M AA0 L IY1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1969
- 145 years in use
How popular is Malinda?
Malinda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 21,394 children — the 892nd most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1969, when 460 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA0 L IY1 N D AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Malinda
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Malinda
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Malinda?
- Malinda ranks 892nd among girls' names in US records, with 21,394 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 649.
- Is Malinda a unisex name?
- No. Malinda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Malinda most popular?
- 1969, when 460 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.