Girls' name · since 1949
Belynda
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.
- #9,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 766
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Belynda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 766 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belynda has been recorded 766 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 2013.
- #9,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 766 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belynda ranks #9,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 766 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 766
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Belynda's 766 recorded births place it above 87.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Belynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Belynda's full recorded timeline at 1974, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Belynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2013
- Peak year (1964)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Belynda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (248 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Belynda's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Belynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
248 births
- 1970s
1970s
192 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 248 births (32% of all-time use).
How Belynda 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 Belynda's total volume
Belynda by state
Where Belynda concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 69 | 9.0% |
69 of 766 births nationwide.
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What to do with Belynda's data
- Belynda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Belyndas (69 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1949–2013 (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 Belynda 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.