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Malina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malina

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The baby name Malina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEE-nah,muh-LEE-nuh.

Malina is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: mah-LEE-nah,muh-LEE-nuh

What is the meaning of the name Malina ?

The baby name Malina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEE-nah,muh-LEE-nuh.

Malina is Slavic in Origin.

Malina is a cross-cultural feminine name with several independent roots. In many Slavic languages (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian), malina means “raspberry,” inspiring use as a sweet nature name; the affectionate Slavic diminutive Malinka (“little raspberry”) is related. In Romanian, Mălina derives from mălin, the bird cherry tree (Prunus padus). In Inuit tradition, Malina is the Sun goddess, lending a radiant mythic association. The name also overlaps with Scandinavian and German usage via Malin/Malena, short forms of Magdalena, ultimately from Hebrew Migdal, “tower.”

As a given name, Malina (and Romanian Mălina) appears in 20th‑century Eastern European records and has spread internationally in recent decades alongside nature-inspired and global-heritage names. Variants and related forms include Mălina, Malyna (Ukrainian transliteration), Malin, Malena, Malene, and Magdalena; diminutives and nicknames include Malinka, Mali, and Lina. Its layered meanings range from “raspberry” and “bird cherry” to the symbolic “sun” and “tower.”

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Malina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 411
AZ 0 #43 1 706
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
Switzerland Girls 2024 #86 50 1,786
AF Girls 0 #87 8 2,402
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
RS Girls 0 #131 7 1,651
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
BG Girls 0 #156 69 3,559
Sweden Girls 2022 #174 6 1,568
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
PL 0 #205 8 2,600
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GR Girls 0 #243 7 6,293
PL Girls 0 #244 119 5,096
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
Canada Girls 2024 #270 16 2,795
HR Girls 0 #279 11 3,687
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Girls 0 #291 30 5,862
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
PL Boys 0 #326 10 6,459
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
RU Girls 0 #393 108 11,913
Austria Girls 0 #395 26 1,885
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
France Girls 2021 #400 6 3,185
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
Germany 0 #423 15 2,542
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #494 11 11,303
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
RU Boys 0 #522 5 12,621
AE Girls 0 #536 18 20,968
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
IN Girls 0 #608 24 13,121
AR Girls 0 #625 6 8,289
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
HK Girls 0 #642 9 16,104
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
IT 0 #701 14 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #710 29 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #711 128 4,949
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
MY Girls 0 #768 230 24,821
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #832 85 8,487
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
NL Girls 0 #928 28 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #938 46 5,561
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,007 4 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,095 34 20,986
DZ 0 #1,135 42 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,162 22 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,174 9 25,439
TR 0 #1,195 17 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,241 206 9,415
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,461 11 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Malina is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Germany

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People also ask about Malina

Malina is predominantly a girl's name.
Malina is a 3 syllable name, pronounced mah-LEE-nah,muh-LEE-nuh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Malinka, Malena, Melina and Малина (Cyrillic).
Yes, very popular — Malina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Malina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Malina's popularity is rising. It moved from #409 in 2011 to #400 in 2021 in France.