Recorded 1896–2023 Girls' name Peak 1915 325 births

Balbina — girls' name

325 babies named Balbina in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111910s931920s1081930s551940s211950s161970s61980s52000s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Balbina was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

18 babies were named Balbina in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Balbina

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Balbina between 1896 and 2023, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Balbina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Balbina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Balbina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Balbina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Balbina 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 325 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.

Balbina at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

325

Since 1896

128 years of records

Peak year

1915

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1896

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2023

Balbina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1896

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1915)
18
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
05101520 202319551939193119261921191619111896 5

Balbina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
108 births that decade — 33% of Balbina's all-time total
1890s111910s931920s1081930s551940s211950s161970s61980s52000s52020s5

Balbina by state

Where Balbina concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Balbina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 3.4%
#2 Massachusetts
5 1.5%
Texas share of Balbina's total US births 3.4%
Even split

11 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balbina?
325 babies have been named Balbina since 1896. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1915 with 18 births.
When was Balbina most popular?
Balbina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Balbina most popular?
The top states for the name Balbina are Texas (11 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Balbina been used?
Balbina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 128 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Balbina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baleigh, Balinda, Baleria, Baley, 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, 1896–2023 (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.