Given name
Malynda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
Malynda is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malynda is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malynda is a variant of Melinda. An origin associated with Melinda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malynda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 915
- 0 boys · 915 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,695 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,695 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 804 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malynda’s family of names
Malynda has a related form in Melinda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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