Malena Girl
How popular is Malena?
#2,256 girl name in 2025
81 baby girls were named Malena in the US in 2025, making it the 2256th most popular girl name.
3,959living people named Malena (est.)
21median age of people named Malena
4,058babies named Malena since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025
Malena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,256 for girls (▲ 206 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 81 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,984 in 2015, #2,779 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (146 girls) |
| Highest rank | #993 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Malena is most popular
Babies named Malena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Malena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #993 |
| 1920s | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1930s | 11 | #4,045 |
| 1950s | 45 | #3,378 |
| 1960s | 111 | #2,704 |
| 1970s | 462 | #1,502 |
| 1980s | 288 | #2,359 |
| 1990s | 483 | #2,092 |
| 2000s | 1,234 | #1,385 |
| 2010s | 976 | #1,751 |
| 2020s | 436 | #2,256 |
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Questions
- Is Malena a boy or girl name?
- Malena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Malena were girls.
- How popular is the name Malena?
- 81 baby girls were named Malena in the US in 2025, making it the 2256th most popular girl name.
- When was Malena most popular?
- Malena peaked in 2004, when 146 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #993 in 1886.
- How many people are named Malena?
- 4,058 babies have been named Malena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,959 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Malena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Malena was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.