Girls' name · since 1889
Belinda
72,960 babies named Belinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,960
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
72,960 babies have been named Belinda since 1889, making it today's #1820 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belinda has been recorded 72,960 times among girls since 1889, currently ranked #1820 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, 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 1889 to 2025.
- #467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,820 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 72,960 born since 1889
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belinda ranks #467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,820 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 72,960 born since 1889, peaking in the 1960s.
- #467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,960
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
Belinda's 72,960 recorded births place it above 99.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Belinda compares
72,960 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Belinda's all-time total is 194x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Belinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72,960 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Belinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belinda's full recorded timeline at 1963, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 3,120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belinda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 3,120
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Belinda popularity over time - boys
150 total births recorded since 1950 (Belinda as boys' name)
Belinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (22,944 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Belinda's strongest decade.
22,944 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Belinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 108
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 219
1930s
219 births
- 1940s 2,863
1940s
2,863 births
- 1950s
1950s
20,941 births
- 1960s
1960s
22,944 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,488 births
- 1980s 5,348
1980s
5,348 births
- 1990s 2,373
1990s
2,373 births
- 2000s 2,651
2000s
2,651 births
- 2010s 2,127
2010s
2,127 births
- 2020s 755
2020s
755 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 22,944 births (31% of all-time use).
How Belinda 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 Belinda's total volume
Belinda by state
Where Belinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11,520 | 15.8% |
| #2 | California | | 6,943 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,504 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,185 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 3,015 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 2,931 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,921 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 2,888 | 4.0% |
11,520 of 72,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Belinda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Belinda's data
- Belinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (22,944 total births); usage has since declined to 755 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Belindas (11,520 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Belinda: 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 (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Belinda 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.