Girls' name · since 1949
Balinda
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.
- #10,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
648 girls have been named Balinda since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balinda has been recorded 648 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1993.
- #10,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 648 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balinda ranks #10,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 648 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Balinda's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Balinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Balinda splits its recorded history at 1970: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Balinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1993
- Peak year (1961)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Balinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (237 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Balinda's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Balinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s
1960s
237 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 237 births (37% of all-time use).
How Balinda 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 Balinda's total volume
Balinda by state
Where Balinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.7% |
11 of 648 births nationwide.
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What to do with Balinda's data
- Balinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Balindas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Balinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1949–1993 (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 Balinda 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.