Fun Facts About the Name Malynda
- 915 babies named Malynda: U.S. records list 915 babies given the name Malynda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Malynda Mean?
Malynda is an English spelling variant of the feminine name Melinda, and it has no securely established meaning independent of Melinda's disputed etymology. A common explanation derives Melinda from Greek meli (μέλι), "honey," which gives the customary sense "honey-sweet." Other accounts describe Melinda as a blend or compound involving names such as Melissa and Linda. The y spelling does not add a separate meaning.
Malynda Name History & Origins
Malynda is a respelling of Melinda, with y in place of the vowel in the second syllable; Malinda is another closely related spelling. These forms are not separate borrowings from different languages but variants of the same English feminine name. Melinda is the established name behind them, and the spelling differences reflect English ways of writing the same pronunciation rather than a change in the name's root.
How Popular is the Name Malynda?
Malynda has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1979. Its best rank was #2,425 in 1970.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,695 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #16,798 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #15,259 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,099 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #16,234 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,495 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,233 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #16,376 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,714 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,352 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #17,380 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,783 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,390 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,227 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #15,626 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,695 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #6,986 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,485 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #5,600 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #8,452 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,183 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,739 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #6,012 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,452 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,587 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,404 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #3,510 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #4,220 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #4,425 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #4,046 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #4,269 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #3,948 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #3,277 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,555 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #2,908 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #3,047 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1976 | #2,910 | 26 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #2,591 | 30 | 0.0021% |
| 1974 | #3,055 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #3,080 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,559 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #2,841 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #2,425 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #2,679 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1968 | #2,676 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #3,160 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,997 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #2,582 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1964 | #4,528 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #2,826 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1962 | #4,739 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,273 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #4,340 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,740 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #4,753 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #5,813 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #6,525 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,593 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #5,508 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #6,201 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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