Girls' name · since 1947
Dalinda
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.
- #13,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dalinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 388 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Dalinda recorded 388 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2015.
- #13,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 388 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalinda ranks #13,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dalinda's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dalinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalinda's full recorded timeline at 1971, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2015
- Peak year (1964)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Dalinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (123 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Dalinda's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dalinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 123 births (32% of all-time use).
Dalinda by state
Where Dalinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 82 | 21.1% |
82 of 388 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dalinda's data
- Dalinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dalindas (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dalinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1947–2015 (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 Dalinda 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.