Recorded 1966–2003 Girls' name Peak 1979 112 births

Belkys — girls' name

112 babies named Belkys in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s531980s221990s202000s12
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Belkys was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Belkys in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belkys

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Belkys between 1966 and 2003, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Belkys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belkys performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Belkys shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belkys in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belkys 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 112 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.

Belkys at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

112

Since 1966

38 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1966

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2003

Belkys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1966

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
45678910 2003199719891985197619721966 5

Belkys by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 47% of Belkys's all-time total
1960s51970s531980s221990s202000s12

Belkys by state

Where Belkys concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belkys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 8.9%
Florida share of Belkys's total US births 8.9%

10 of 112 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belkys?
112 babies have been named Belkys since 1966. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Belkys most popular?
Belkys was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Belkys most popular?
The top states for the name Belkys are Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Belkys been used?
Belkys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 38 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Belkys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bella, Belinda, Belle, Belen, 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, 1966–2003 (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.