Malvina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mal-VEE-nuh
- Origin
- Scottish
Malvina is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “smooth brow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Malvina mean?
Scottish: coined by James Macpherson, supposedly from Gaelic mala mhin
“smooth brow”
Invented by James Macpherson for his Ossian poems of the 1760s, supposedly from Gaelic mala mhin, 'smooth brow'.
Is Malvina a girl's or a boy's name?
Malvina is a girls' name.
How popular is Malvina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 girls.
Malvina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
Names like Malvina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda, Ada, Martha, Mabel, Etta, Eva, Lola, Eliza, Rosa, Clara, Lottie, Ottilie
Names related to Malvina
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Malvina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/malvina, updated 20 October 2026.