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Malena Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Malena?

In 2018 the rare name Malena, ranked the 2,296th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Malena would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,056 in 1886.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2004 with 146 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Malena was less than 5, most recently in 1959.

Approximately during the years 1966-1971, 1987-1992, and 1994-2002 the name Malena took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Malena's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Malena for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Malena?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Malena is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Malena (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 79 2,296
2017 88 2,169
2016 82 2,310
2015 100 1,991
2014 110 1,846
2013 95 2,042
2012 98 1,991
2011 115 1,777
2010 118 1,755
2009 123 1,772
2008 122 1,796
2007 138 1,618
2006 130 1,636
2005 117 1,700
2004 146 1,423
2003 107 1,767
2002 139 1,391
2001 119 1,567
2000 93 1,845
1999 73 2,107
1998 63 2,271
1997 58 2,319
1996 50 2,540
1995 45 2,711
1994 40 2,972
1993 41 2,919
1992 49 2,559
1991 42 2,818
1990 22 4,457
1989 26 3,849
1988 25 3,763
1987 19 4,402
1986 25 3,508
1985 31 2,977
1984 22 3,674
1983 40 2,383
1982 30 2,991
1981 36 2,591
1980 35 2,679
1979 35 2,605
1978 41 2,259
1977 38 2,359
1976 29 2,699
1975 42 2,083
1974 52 1,749
1973 43 1,930
1972 63 1,512
1971 66 1,522
1970 53 1,730
1969 24 2,743
1968 14 3,712
1967 17 3,159
1966 6 6,258
1965 8 5,106
1964 8 5,275
1963 7 5,659
1962 11 4,163
1961 10 4,420
1960 6 6,115
1959 < 5 --
1958 13 3,478
1957 10 4,096
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1954 6 5,504
1953 6 5,420
1952 < 5 --
1951 5 5,896
1950 5 5,798
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1930 6 4,354
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1886 6 1,056
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.