Recorded 1947–2015 Girls' name Peak 1964 388 births

Dalinda — girls' name

388 babies named Dalinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s971960s1231970s821980s441990s52000s212010s11
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Dalinda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dalinda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 388 babies named Dalinda between 1947 and 2015, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dalinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dalinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalinda 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 388 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.

Dalinda at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

388

Since 1947

69 years of records

Peak year

1964

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1947

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2015

Dalinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1947

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1964)
17
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 20151989198019731967196119551947 5

Dalinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
123 births that decade — 32% of Dalinda's all-time total
1940s51950s971960s1231970s821980s441990s52000s212010s11

Dalinda by state

Where Dalinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dalinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
82 21.1%
Texas share of Dalinda's total US births 21.1%

82 of 388 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalinda?
388 babies have been named Dalinda since 1947. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1964 with 17 births.
When was Dalinda most popular?
Dalinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Dalinda most popular?
The top states for the name Dalinda are Texas (82 births).
How long has the name Dalinda been used?
Dalinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 69 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dalinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, 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, 1947–2015 (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.