Recorded 1915–2023 Girls' name Peak 1948 628 births

Alinda — girls' name

628 babies named Alinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s161940s1591950s1521960s961970s661980s421990s252000s222010s292020s11
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Alinda was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

34 babies were named Alinda in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Alinda between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alinda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Alinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alinda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alinda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 628 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alinda at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

628

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

1948

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1948)
34
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
010203040 202320051983197319651957194919411915 5

Alinda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
159 births that decade — 25% of Alinda's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s161940s1591950s1521960s961970s661980s421990s252000s222010s292020s11

Alinda by state

Where Alinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 0.8%
#2 Texas
5 0.8%
Mississippi share of Alinda's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alinda?
628 babies have been named Alinda since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1948 with 34 births.
When was Alinda most popular?
Alinda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Alinda most popular?
The top states for the name Alinda are Mississippi (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alinda been used?
Alinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.