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Origin & history of Malin1
Hebrew / Swedish roots
Malin comes from the Hebrew / Swedish tradition, meaning Woman of Magdala, tower of God.
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How popular is Malin?
2012
peak year
The name Malin reached its peak in 2012, with 66 registrations (ranked #2699). The name has actually been around since 1935 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5089) today, averaging about 36 new babies per year. Malin has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,054 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
66
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,699)
(ranked #2,699)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,054
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Malin4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
M4
A1
L3
I9
N5
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Malin🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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