Girls' name · since 1942
Elinda
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Elinda, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Elinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 278 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elinda has been recorded 278 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2019.
- #16,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elinda ranks #16,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Elinda's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elinda's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2019
- Peak year (1953)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Elinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (109 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Elinda's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Elinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~77 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, 1942–2019 (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 Elinda 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.