Malin

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A few things about Malin you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Malin

Malin Akerman

Swedish actress (born 1978)

Choose Malin and your child shares a first name with Malin Akerman, a Swedish actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Malin, like who?” Malin Akerman's Wikipedia article is available in 57 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Malin, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Malin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMalin first shows up in US birth records in 1935, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 90 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2012, when it reached #2,679.
• 🍂TrendMalin has slipped 1,835 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,838. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningMalin is a Swedish form of Magdalena, which means “woman of Magdala”.

About the name Malin

Malin is a girl name of English origin meaning “woman of Magdala”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-lin”. US birth records list Malin for girls from 1974 to 2025, in 39 of those 52 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #2,679 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,838, with 16 babies.

Origin:English names