Malinda
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning pretty or beautiful; form of Melinda.
Babies a year
59
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Malinda by the numbers
Malinda was given to 59 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 460 babies in 1969, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malinda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Malinaraspberry or small strong warrior133 in the US (2017)
- Melindahoney; a blend of Melissa and Belinda128 in the US (2017)
- Milindabee; from milinda or honey-related roots7 in the US (2017)
- Malynda6 in the US (2017)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Malinda, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malinda
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