Malin
About Malin
The sleek Malin is a contracted form of Magdalene or Madeleine, used in Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland. A popular choice back in the 2000s, it has declined in popularity in recent years, but it remains a concise and appealing choice.
It may also be used as a Chinese name, combining Ma ("horse") and Lin ("forest", "fine jade"), or a unisex choice, used as a masculine form of the Slavic Malina ("raspberry") or a Northern English name meaning "little warrior".
Pronounced MAH-lin.
As of October 2026, Malin ranked #7020 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2699 in 2012.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,824 | 40 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #3,821 | 40 | 22.4 |
| 2016 | #3,363 | 48 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | #3,811 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #3,898 | 38 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,790 | 28 | 17.1 |
| 2022 | #4,341 | 33 | 20.1 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Malin on lists
Famous Malins
- Malin Maria Åkerman
Swedish,Canadian actress (pronounced MAH,lin)
- Malin Sofia Katarina "Linn" Berggren
Swedish singer of band Ace of Base
- (Malin) Therese Alshammar
Swedish Olympic swimmer
- Malin Reitan
Norwegian pop singer
- Malin Baryard
Johnsson, Swedish show jumper
- Malin Byström
Swedish operatic soprano
- Malin Crépin
Swedish actress
- Malin Sofi Moström
Swedish footballer
- Malin Linda Maria Nilsson
Swedish swimmer
- Malin O'Brien
daughter of American actor James Denton
Malin in pop culture
- Malin Head
northernmost point in Ireland