Given name & surname
Malina
“a peaceful woman”
Malina is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a peaceful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “a peaceful woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
How it developed
In Polish usage, Malina is a diminutive of Magdalena.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,452
- 0 boys · 4,452 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 169 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #2,167 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,167 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 169 in 2009. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,733 as a first name in 2020; 945 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.
Malina’s family of names
In Polish usage, Malina is a diminutive of Magdalena. Malina is a feminine form of Malcolm. Malina has a related form in Maleena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Malina has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hawaiian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Magdalenafull form · Polish
- Maleenavariant
- Maleinavariant
- Malynavariant
- Malinahvariant
- Maleanavariant
- Malinnalikely variant
- Malynahvariant
Show 2 moreShow fewer
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Malcolmmasculine form
- Maliaequivalent
- Marinaequivalent
- Melinaequivalent
- Malenaequivalent
- Malindaequivalent
- Malinequivalent
- Marinetteequivalent
Show 4 moreShow fewer
People named Malina
- Malina WeissmanAmerican actressborn 2003
- Malina SulimanAfghan artistborn 1990
- MalinaBulgarian singerborn 1967
- Malina JoshiMiss Nepal 2011born 1988
- Mălina CălugăreanuRomanian fencerborn 1996
- Malina MoyeAmerican musicianborn 1984
- Malina PopivanovaMacedonian communist (1902–1954)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Malina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Malana
“a lighthearted woman”
>99% girls
Makena
“one who is filled with happiness” · “man of abundance”
>99% girls
Maliyah
Maliyah is a feminine given name, probably from Hawaiian.
>99% girls
Melia
Melia is a feminine given name. It is used in English, Asturian, and Hawaiian.
>99% girls
Mahina
“daughter of the moonlight”
>99% girls
Moana
“woman of the ocean”
>99% girls
Mehana
“a warm and friendly woman”
>99% girls
Anela
“a messenger of heaven; an angel”
>99% girls