Recorded 1946–1972 Girls' name Peak 1960 224 births

Darlinda — girls' name

224 babies named Darlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s891960s991970s11
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Darlinda was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

17 babies were named Darlinda in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darlinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Darlinda between 1946 and 1972, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darlinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darlinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darlinda 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 224 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.

Darlinda at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

224

Since 1946

27 years of records

Peak year

1960

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1946

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1972

Darlinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1946

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1960)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 1972196719631959195519511946 6

Darlinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 44% of Darlinda's all-time total
1940s251950s891960s991970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darlinda?
224 babies have been named Darlinda since 1946. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1960 with 17 births.
When was Darlinda most popular?
Darlinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Darlinda been used?
Darlinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 27 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Darlinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, 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, 1946–1972 (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.