Recorded 1948–1989 Girls' name Peak 1968 89 births

Carlinda — girls' name

89 babies named Carlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s161960s251970s161980s20
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Carlinda was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carlinda in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Carlinda between 1948 and 1989, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carlinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlinda 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 89 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.

Carlinda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

89

Since 1948

42 years of records

Peak year

1968

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1948

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1989

Carlinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1948

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1968)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Carlinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
25 births that decade — 28% of Carlinda's all-time total
1940s121950s161960s251970s161980s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlinda?
89 babies have been named Carlinda since 1948. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
When was Carlinda most popular?
Carlinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Carlinda been used?
Carlinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 42 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Carlinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1948–1989 (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.