Recorded 1960–1990 Girls' name Peak 1977 71 births

Calinda — girls' name

71 babies named Calinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s251980s331990s7
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Calinda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Calinda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Calinda between 1960 and 1990, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calinda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Calinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calinda 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 71 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.

Calinda at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

71

Since 1960

31 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1960

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1990

Calinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1960

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Calinda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 46% of Calinda's all-time total
1960s61970s251980s331990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calinda?
71 babies have been named Calinda since 1960. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Calinda most popular?
Calinda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Calinda been used?
Calinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 31 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Calinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, 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, 1960–1990 (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.