Given name & surname
Malen
“the little warrior”
Malen is a variant of Malin. One English interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malen is a variant of Malin. One English interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malen is a variant of Malin. An origin associated with Malin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 15 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 as a first name in 2020; 289 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malen’s family of names
Malen has a related form in Malin. In Greek usage, Malen as a surname is a transliteration of Μαλέν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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