Malina is a name with several roots: in Polish, Bulgarian and other Slavic languages it is the word for "raspberry", in Hawaiian it means "calming" or "soothing", and in Inuit legend Malina is the goddess of the sun. It also works as a variant of Melina and Malia. Malina ranked number 1753 in 2000, peaked at number 1400 in 2009 and stands at number 2167 in 2025.