Malinda has been given to about 21,464 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1969, when 460 babies were given the name, ranking 447th. The typical living American called Malinda is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.