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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 · #2271 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Malena reached its best rank, #1056, in 1886 and ranked #2271 in 2025. Roughly 4,100 girls have been named Malena since 1886.

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
• Maléna — Armenian singer-songwriter (born 2007)
• Malena Josephsen — Danish footballer
• Malena Muyala — Uruguayan musician

What Malenas become

Among 95 notable people named Malena:

Entertainers appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer.

Similar names: Magdalena · Lanie · Maleni · Lenna · Idalia · Adelia

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