The baby name Malena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈle.na/ (Spanish: ma-LEH-na),/məˈleɪnə/ (English: muh-LAY-nuh).
Malena is Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Malena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈle.na/ (Spanish: ma-LEH-na),/məˈleɪnə/ (English: muh-LAY-nuh).
Malena is Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish in Origin.
Malena is a feminine given name rooted in the Magdalene tradition. In Spanish, Italian, and Swedish it is chiefly a contracted or familiar form of Magdalena/Maddalena/Madalena, the name borne by Mary Magdalene. The biblical epithet Magdalene denotes “woman from Magdala,” from Hebrew migdal “tower,” yielding associations of strength and elevation. In contemporary usage Malena also stands as an independent name across Romance and Scandinavian languages, with the Italian form sometimes written Malèna.
Usage spread with Christian naming across Europe and later flourished in Spanish-speaking South America - especially Argentina - helped by the celebrated 1941 tango “Malena.” In Sweden it appears alongside the popular cognate Malin. Notable bearers include Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman, who has kept the name current. Related variants and diminutives: Magdalena/Magdalene, Maddalena, Madalena, Malin, Magda, Lena, Marlena, and Marlene.
| Malena Ernman Malena Ernman is best known as a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. She has performed in opera, operetta, cabaret, jazz, and musicals, and she represented Sweden at Eurovision 2009 with the song "La voix." |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2007 | #1 | — | 937 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| Norway | Girls | 2024 | #117 | 5 | 444 |
| EC | 0 | #118 | 4 | 2,502 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #131 | 5 | 1,786 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #133 | 5 | 1,651 |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| AR | 0 | #144 | 43 | 2,915 | |
| UY | 0 | #152 | 26 | 2,477 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #154 | 1,239 | 8,289 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #171 | 3 | 1,585 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #199 | 11 | 4,575 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #210 | 30 | 3,650 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #220 | 422 | 6,731 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #244 | 8 | 6,592 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| PE | 0 | #251 | 60 | 6,350 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #270 | 20 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 7,429 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #312 | 2,691 | 17,781 |
| MX | 0 | #326 | 88 | 8,339 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| BO | 0 | #341 | 41 | 6,868 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #352 | 40 | 1,368 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #354 | 132 | 9,861 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #354 | 1,092 | 14,861 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #356 | 9 | 5,096 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #380 | 252 | 9,488 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #395 | 11 | 3,185 |
| Spain | 0 | #399 | 54 | 2,326 | |
| CL | 0 | #402 | 10 | 6,867 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #408 | 6 | 5,922 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #410 | 862 | 5,561 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #411 | 10 | 1,885 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #446 | 22 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #447 | 52 | 11,913 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #465 | 16 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #471 | 62 | 11,342 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #473 | 33 | 7,500 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #600 | 18 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #616 | 128 | 3,895 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #666 | 187 | 14,098 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #716 | 408 | 16,140 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #774 | 65 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #844 | 73 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #851 | 91 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #934 | 22 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #946 | 37 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,240 | 207 | 9,415 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Malena is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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