Girls' name · since 1898
Blenda
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 1,022 babies named Blenda, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,022
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Blenda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,022 recorded since 1898.
Blenda has 1,022 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1993.
- #7,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,022 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blenda ranks #7,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,022 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,022
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Blenda's 1,022 recorded births place it above 89.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Blenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Blenda's full recorded timeline at 1953, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Blenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1993
- Peak year (1951)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Blenda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (331 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Blenda's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Blenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
296 births
- 1950s
1950s
331 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 331 births (32% of all-time use).
How Blenda 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 Blenda's total volume
Blenda by state
Where Blenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 51 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
51 of 1,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Blenda's data
- Blenda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Blendas (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Blenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1898–1993 (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 Blenda 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.