Malwina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mahl-VEE-nah
- Origin
- Scottish
Malwina is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “smooth brow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Malwina mean?
Scottish: Polish form of Malvina, coined by James Macpherson
“smooth brow”
Polish form of Malvina, a name James Macpherson created for his Ossian poems in the 1760s.
Is Malwina a girl's or a boy's name?
Malwina is a girls' name.
How popular is Malwina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Malwina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malwina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,988 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
Names like Malwina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda Aisha Isla Layla Martha Sienna Amira Lola Eva Ava Isabella Sophia
Names related to Malwina
More Scottish names
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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, “Malwina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/malwina, updated 20 October 2026.