Girls' name · since 1914
Blondie
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Blondie, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
365 girls have been named Blondie since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blondie has been recorded 365 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1980.
- #14,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blondie ranks #14,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Blondie's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Blondie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blondie splits its recorded history at 1946: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blondie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1980
- Peak year (1957)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Blondie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (130 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Blondie's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Blondie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
112 births
- 1950s
1950s
130 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 130 births (36% of all-time use).
Blondie by state
Where Blondie concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 46 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.4% |
46 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Blondie's data
- Blondie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Blondies (46 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blondie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1914–1980 (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 Blondie 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.