Girls' name · since 1906
Blondell
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 1,475 babies named Blondell, peaking in 1934. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,475
- born since 1906
- 1930s
- peak decade
1,475 girls have been named Blondell since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Blondell has 1,475 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1975.
- #5,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,475 born since 1906
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blondell ranks #5,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,475 born since 1906, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,475
- born since 1906
- 1930s
- peak decade
Blondell's 1,475 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
Blondell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blondell splits its recorded history at 1939: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blondell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1975
- Peak year (1934)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Blondell popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1923 (Blondell as boys' name)
Blondell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (339 births, 23% of the file).
1930s was Blondell's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Blondell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
163 births
- 1920s
1920s
276 births
- 1930s
1930s
339 births
- 1940s
1940s
291 births
- 1950s
1950s
273 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 339 births (23% of all-time use).
How Blondell 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 Blondell's total volume
Blondell by state
Where Blondell concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| 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% |
497 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Blondell's data
- Blondell's decade-level peak was the 1930s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Blondells (497 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blondell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1906–1975 (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 Blondell 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.