Malena
2 countries#2256 in United States, 2025US
#2256
in United States, 2025
FR
#3640
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
4,743
Peak year (United States)
2004
Peak-year count
146
First recorded
1886
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Malena was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
4,058 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #2256 · peaked in 2004 with 146 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
685 births recorded 1992–2022 · currently #3640 · peaked in 2006 with 62 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Gironde, Paris, Nord, Haute-Garonne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Malena’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1627 | — |
| 2007 | #1613 | ↑14 |
| 2008 | #1789 | ↓176 |
| 2009 | #1769 | ↑20 |
| 2010 | #1751 | ↑18 |
| 2011 | #1772 | ↓21 |
| 2012 | #1983 | ↓211 |
| 2013 | #2032 | ↓49 |
| 2014 | #1838 | ↑194 |
| 2015 | #1984 | ↓146 |
| 2016 | #2308 | ↓324 |
| 2017 | #2144 | ↑164 |
| 2018 | #2254 | ↓110 |
| 2019 | #2128 | ↑126 |
| 2020 | #2779 | ↓651 |
| 2021 | #2384 | ↑395 |
| 2022 | #2364 | ↑20 |
| 2023 | #2517 | ↓153 |
| 2024 | #2462 | ↑55 |
| 2025 | #2256 | ↑206 |
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