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.
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.”
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:
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