Malinda appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1969, 460 babies received the name (ranked #447). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2699), with roughly 65 babies named Malinda each year. Malinda's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 21,394 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.