Recorded 1912–1971 Girls' name Peak 1923 243 births

Deolinda — girls' name

243 babies named Deolinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s701920s1281930s191940s101950s111970s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Deolinda was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

20 babies were named Deolinda in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deolinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Deolinda between 1912 and 1971, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deolinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deolinda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deolinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deolinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deolinda 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 243 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.

Deolinda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

243

Since 1912

60 years of records

Peak year

1923

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1912

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1971

Deolinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1912

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1923)
20
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0510152025 1971194119291925192119171912 6

Deolinda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
128 births that decade — 53% of Deolinda's all-time total
1910s701920s1281930s191940s101950s111970s5

Deolinda by state

Where Deolinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deolinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
147 60.5%
Massachusetts share of Deolinda's total US births 60.5%

147 of 243 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deolinda?
243 babies have been named Deolinda since 1912. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1923 with 20 births.
When was Deolinda most popular?
Deolinda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Deolinda most popular?
The top states for the name Deolinda are Massachusetts (147 births).
How long has the name Deolinda been used?
Deolinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 60 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Deolinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deonna, Deon, Deondra, Deona, 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, 1912–1971 (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.