Girl
Malinda
Malinda is a girl's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1970s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyVariant of Melinda
EtymologyMeaning "gentle, honey-sweet"
Births by decade
1900s
601
1910s
893
1920s
789
1930s
562
1940s
1,433
1950s
2,757
1960s
3,543
1970s
4,099
1980s
2,458
1990s
1,222
2000s
876
2010s
529
Peaked in the 1970s · 19,762 total U.S. births since 1900