Girls' name · since 1915
Alinda
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 628 babies named Alinda, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Alinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 628 recorded since 1915.
Alinda has 628 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2023.
- #10,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 628 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alinda ranks #10,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 628 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Alinda's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Alinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alinda's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2023
- Peak year (1948)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Alinda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (159 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Alinda's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Alinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
159 births
- 1950s
1950s
152 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 159 births (25% of all-time use).
How Alinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alinda's total volume
Alinda by state
Where Alinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Alinda's decade-level peak was the 1940s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Alindas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alinda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.