Recorded 1934–2006 Girls' name Peak 1961 960 births

Berlinda — girls' name

960 babies named Berlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s561950s2981960s3011970s1461980s831990s532000s12
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Berlinda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

47 babies were named Berlinda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berlinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 960 babies named Berlinda between 1934 and 2006, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berlinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berlinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 301 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Berlinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Berlinda in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berlinda 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 960 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.

Berlinda at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

960

Since 1934

73 years of records

Peak year

1961

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1934

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2006

Berlinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1934

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1961)
47
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Berlinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
301 births that decade — 31% of Berlinda's all-time total
1930s111940s561950s2981960s3011970s1461980s831990s532000s12

Berlinda by state

Where Berlinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Berlinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
80 8.3%
#2 Georgia
17 1.8%
#3 New Mexico
11 1.1%
#4 Arizona
7 0.7%
#5 New York
5 0.5%
Texas share of Berlinda's total US births 8.3%
Even split

80 of 960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berlinda?
960 babies have been named Berlinda since 1934. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1961 with 47 births.
When was Berlinda most popular?
Berlinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 301 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Berlinda most popular?
The top states for the name Berlinda are Texas (80 births), Georgia (17 births), New Mexico (11 births).
How long has the name Berlinda been used?
Berlinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 73 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Berlinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, 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, 1934–2006 (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.