The baby name Malinda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1970 with 547 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Malinda has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 25 |
| 1912 | 60 |
| 1913 | 48 |
| 1914 | 62 |
| 1915 | 94 |
| 1916 | 81 |
| 1917 | 35 |
| 1918 | 114 |
| 1919 | 92 |
| 1920 | 99 |
| 1921 | 49 |
| 1922 | 48 |
| 1923 | 41 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 73 |
| 1926 | 69 |
| 1927 | 41 |
| 1928 | 45 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 11 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 37 |
| 1933 | 50 |
| 1934 | 28 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 46 |
| 1938 | 13 |
| 1939 | 66 |
| 1940 | 77 |
| 1941 | 74 |
| 1942 | 119 |
| 1943 | 103 |
| 1944 | 89 |
| 1945 | 102 |
| 1946 | 148 |
| 1947 | 178 |
| 1948 | 125 |
| 1949 | 237 |
| 1950 | 274 |
| 1951 | 227 |
| 1952 | 217 |
| 1953 | 263 |
| 1954 | 257 |
| 1955 | 266 |
| 1956 | 370 |
| 1957 | 353 |
| 1958 | 421 |
| 1959 | 442 |
| 1960 | 385 |
| 1961 | 384 |
| 1962 | 471 |
| 1963 | 358 |
| 1964 | 412 |
| 1965 | 460 |
| 1966 | 344 |
| 1967 | 403 |
| 1968 | 437 |
| 1969 | 513 |
| 1970 | 547 |
| 1971 | 519 |
| 1972 | 470 |
| 1973 | 516 |
| 1974 | 439 |
| 1975 | 393 |
| 1976 | 393 |
| 1977 | 406 |
| 1978 | 497 |
| 1979 | 452 |
| 1980 | 352 |
| 1981 | 305 |
| 1982 | 229 |
| 1983 | 244 |
| 1984 | 255 |
| 1985 | 190 |
| 1986 | 155 |
| 1987 | 193 |
| 1988 | 172 |
| 1989 | 139 |
| 1990 | 152 |
| 1991 | 126 |
| 1992 | 81 |
| 1993 | 68 |
| 1994 | 70 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1996 | 43 |
| 1997 | 75 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 67 |
| 2001 | 74 |
| 2002 | 68 |
| 2003 | 80 |
| 2004 | 105 |
| 2005 | 50 |
| 2006 | 85 |
| 2007 | 58 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 43 |
| 2014 | 55 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 65 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 37 |