Recorded 1944–1971 Girls' name Peak 1944 187 births

Drinda — girls' name

187 babies named Drinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s871950s551960s401970s5
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Drinda was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

22 babies were named Drinda in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Drinda between 1944 and 1971, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Drinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drinda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Drinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Drinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drinda 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 187 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.

Drinda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

187

Since 1944

28 years of records

Peak year

1944

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1944

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1971

Drinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1944

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1944)
22
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 19711964196019571951194819451944 22

Drinda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
87 births that decade — 47% of Drinda's all-time total
1940s871950s551960s401970s5

Drinda by state

Where Drinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Drinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.7%
California share of Drinda's total US births 2.7%

5 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drinda?
187 babies have been named Drinda since 1944. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1944 with 22 births.
When was Drinda most popular?
Drinda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Drinda most popular?
The top states for the name Drinda are California (5 births).
How long has the name Drinda been used?
Drinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 28 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Drinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drina, Drianna, Driana, Drishti, 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, 1944–1971 (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.