Recorded 1906–1975 Girls' name Peak 1934 1,475 births

Blondell — girls' name

1,475 babies named Blondell in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s1631920s2761930s3391940s2911950s2731960s1181970s5
1930s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Blondell was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

46 babies were named Blondell in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blondell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,475 babies named Blondell between 1906 and 1975, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blondell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blondell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Blondell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 497 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Blondell in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blondell 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 1,475 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.

Blondell at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

1,475

Since 1906

70 years of records

Peak year

1934

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1906

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1975

Blondell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1906

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1934)
46
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Blondell popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1923 (Blondell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 193919341923 5

Blondell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
339 births that decade — 23% of Blondell's all-time total
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Blondell by state

Where Blondell concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Blondell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
497 33.7%
#2 North Carolina
45 3.1%
#3 Tennessee
41 2.8%
#4 Alabama
38 2.6%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 Texas
5 0.3%
South Carolina share of Blondell's total US births 33.7%
Even split

497 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blondell?
1,475 babies have been named Blondell since 1906. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1934 with 46 births.
When was Blondell most popular?
Blondell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Blondell most popular?
The top states for the name Blondell are South Carolina (497 births), North Carolina (45 births), Tennessee (41 births).
How long has the name Blondell been used?
Blondell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 70 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Blondell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blossom, Blonnie, Blondie, Bloom, 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, 1906–1975 (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.