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Malena

“Variant of Magdalena — Woman from Magdala, a town whose name meant tower” — Spanish, from Greek/Hebrew via Magdalena origin

Girl's name · #2256 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Malena has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #993 (1886) · 4,058 babies named Malena all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Malenas

Malena Ernman — Swedish opera singer
Malena Alterio — Italian-Argentine-Spanish actress
Malena Josephsen — Danish footballer
Malena Muyala — Uruguayan musician
Malena Mård — Swedish diplomat

What Malenas become

Among 93 notable people named Malena:

Entertainers appear 2.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer.

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