Girls' name · since 1966
Belkys
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Belkys, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Belkys sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1966.
Belkys has 112 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2003.
- #25,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belkys ranks #25,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Belkys's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Belkys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Belkys's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Belkys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2003
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Belkys by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Belkys's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Belkys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (47% of all-time use).
Belkys by state
Where Belkys concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 8.9% |
10 of 112 births nationwide.
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What to do with Belkys's data
- Belkys's decade-level peak was the 1970s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Belkyss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belkys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1966–2003 (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 Belkys 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.