Recorded 1914–1980 Girls' name Peak 1957 365 births

Blondie — girls' name

365 babies named Blondie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s341930s191940s1121950s1301960s341980s7
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Blondie was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

19 babies were named Blondie in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blondie

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Blondie between 1914 and 1980, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blondie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blondie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Blondie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Blondie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blondie 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 365 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.

Blondie at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

365

Since 1914

67 years of records

Peak year

1957

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1914

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1980

Blondie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1914

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1957)
19
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 198019601955195019451940192719191914 5

Blondie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
130 births that decade — 36% of Blondie's all-time total
1910s291920s341930s191940s1121950s1301960s341980s7

Blondie by state

Where Blondie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Blondie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
46 12.6%
#2 Georgia
5 1.4%
North Carolina share of Blondie's total US births 12.6%
Even split

46 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blondie?
365 babies have been named Blondie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1957 with 19 births.
When was Blondie most popular?
Blondie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Blondie most popular?
The top states for the name Blondie are North Carolina (46 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Blondie been used?
Blondie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 67 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Blondie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blossom, Blondell, Blonnie, Bloom, 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, 1914–1980 (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.