Recorded 1953–1984 Girls' name Peak 1962 168 births

Colinda — girls' name

168 babies named Colinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s401960s711970s521980s5
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Colinda was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

18 babies were named Colinda in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Colinda between 1953 and 1984, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Colinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Colinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colinda 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 168 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.

Colinda at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

168

Since 1953

32 years of records

Peak year

1962

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1953

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1984

Colinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1953

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1962)
18
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 19841975197119661963195719541953 5

Colinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
71 births that decade — 42% of Colinda's all-time total
1950s401960s711970s521980s5

Colinda by state

Where Colinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Colinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 3.0%
Louisiana share of Colinda's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colinda?
168 babies have been named Colinda since 1953. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1962 with 18 births.
When was Colinda most popular?
Colinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Colinda most popular?
The top states for the name Colinda are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Colinda been used?
Colinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 32 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Colinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, 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, 1953–1984 (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.