Malin Girl
How popular is Malin?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Malin in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
1,048living people named Malin (est.)
14median age of people named Malin
1,070babies named Malin since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Malin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 1601 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,766 in 2015, #5,001 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (66 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,679 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 16% boys, 84% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Malin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maylin family of names ranked #797 for girls in 2025 (#582 the year before), with 307 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maylin | 123 | 40% |
| Mailen | 23 | 7% |
| Maylen | 11 | 4% |
| Mailyn | 31 | 10% |
| Malin | 16 | 5% |
| Maylynn | 25 | 8% |
| Maylene | 22 | 7% |
| Malone | 16 | 5% |
| Maylyn | 13 | 4% |
| Malan | 8 | 3% |
| Mailynn | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Malin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1980s | 25 | #9,239 |
| 1990s | 56 | #7,569 |
| 2000s | 179 | #4,369 |
| 2010s | 441 | #2,679 |
| 2020s | 134 | #4,293 |
Girl names about as popular as Malin
Questions
- Is Malin a boy or girl name?
- Malin is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Malin were girls.
- How popular is the name Malin?
- 16 baby girls were named Malin in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
- When was Malin most popular?
- Malin peaked in 2012, when 66 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,679 in 2012.
- How many people are named Malin?
- 1,070 babies have been named Malin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,048 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
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.