Belma vs Belinda

Side-by-side comparison of Belma and Belinda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Belma

Girl name

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Name B

Belinda

Girl name · Rank #1725

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Metric Belma Belinda
Current Rank Unranked #1725
Total Births (all years) 640 72,852
Peak Year 1918 1961
Peak Year Births 18 3,118
Peak Decade 1910ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1895 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Belma Belinda
1880ss — 5
1890ss 5 23
1900ss 23 32
1910ss 104 83
1920ss 101 108
1930ss 58 219
1940ss 26 2,863
1950ss 78 20,942
1960ss 65 22,944
1970ss 21 12,488
1980ss 8 5,350
1990ss 13 2,373
2000ss 92 2,651
2010ss 41 2,127
2020ss 5 644

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Belma Belinda
2014 6 212
2015 — 192
2016 — 182
2017 — 170
2018 — 161
2019 5 164
2020 — 131
2021 5 155
2022 — 119
2023 — 122
2024 — 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1895–2021.

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