Recorded 1949–1993 Girls' name Peak 1961 648 births

Balinda — girls' name

648 babies named Balinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s91950s1571960s2371970s1631980s701990s12
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Balinda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

34 babies were named Balinda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Balinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Balinda between 1949 and 1993, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Balinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Balinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Balinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Balinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Balinda 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 648 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.

Balinda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

648

Since 1949

45 years of records

Peak year

1961

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1949

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1993

Balinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1949

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1961)
34
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 19931984197819721966196019541949 9

Balinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
237 births that decade — 37% of Balinda's all-time total
1940s91950s1571960s2371970s1631980s701990s12

Balinda by state

Where Balinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Balinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.7%
California share of Balinda's total US births 1.7%

11 of 648 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balinda?
648 babies have been named Balinda since 1949. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1961 with 34 births.
When was Balinda most popular?
Balinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Balinda most popular?
The top states for the name Balinda are California (11 births).
How long has the name Balinda been used?
Balinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 45 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Balinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baleigh, Baleria, Baley, Balbina, 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, 1949–1993 (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.