Recorded 1949–2013 Girls' name Peak 1964 766 births

Belynda — girls' name

766 babies named Belynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s1411960s2481970s1921980s991990s412000s292010s5
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Belynda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

39 babies were named Belynda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belynda

The Social Security Administration has registered 766 babies named Belynda between 1949 and 2013, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Belynda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belynda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Belynda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belynda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belynda 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 766 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.

Belynda at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

766

Since 1949

65 years of records

Peak year

1964

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1949

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2013

Belynda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1949

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1964)
39
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
01020304050 201319931985197819711964195719501949 11

Belynda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
248 births that decade — 32% of Belynda's all-time total
1940s111950s1411960s2481970s1921980s991990s412000s292010s5

Belynda by state

Where Belynda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belynda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
69 9.0%
Texas share of Belynda's total US births 9.0%

69 of 766 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belynda?
766 babies have been named Belynda since 1949. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1964 with 39 births.
When was Belynda most popular?
Belynda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Belynda most popular?
The top states for the name Belynda are Texas (69 births).
How long has the name Belynda been used?
Belynda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 65 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Belynda?
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.

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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, 1949–2013 (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.