Recorded 1951–1978 Girls' name Peak 1961 47 births

Bilinda — girls' name

47 babies named Bilinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s241970s12
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Bilinda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bilinda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bilinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Bilinda between 1951 and 1978, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bilinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bilinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bilinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bilinda 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 47 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.

Bilinda at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

47

Since 1951

28 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1951

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1978

Bilinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1951

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 19781970196519641961196019591951 5

Bilinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 51% of Bilinda's all-time total
1950s111960s241970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bilinda?
47 babies have been named Bilinda since 1951. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Bilinda most popular?
Bilinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Bilinda been used?
Bilinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 28 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Bilinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billie, Billy, Billye, Billi, 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, 1951–1978 (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.