Recorded 1900–2023 Girls' name Peak 1949 4,656 births

Erlinda — girls' name

4,656 babies named Erlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Erlinda was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

171 babies were named Erlinda in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erlinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,656 babies named Erlinda between 1900 and 2023, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erlinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 171 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erlinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 991 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Erlinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,283 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Erlinda in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erlinda 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 4,656 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.

Erlinda at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

4,656

Since 1900

124 years of records

Peak year

1949

171 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1900

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2023

Erlinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1900

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1949)
171
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
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Erlinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
991 births that decade — 21% of Erlinda's all-time total
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Erlinda by state

Where Erlinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Erlinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,283 27.6%
#2 Texas
1,251 26.9%
#3 New Mexico
611 13.1%
#4 Arizona
321 6.9%
#5 Colorado
40 0.9%
#6 Hawaii
28 0.6%
California share of Erlinda's total US births 27.6%
Even split

1,283 of 4,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erlinda?
4,656 babies have been named Erlinda since 1900. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1949 with 171 births.
When was Erlinda most popular?
Erlinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 991 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Erlinda most popular?
The top states for the name Erlinda are California (1,283 births), Texas (1,251 births), New Mexico (611 births).
How long has the name Erlinda been used?
Erlinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 124 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Erlinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erlene, Erline, Erla, Erleen, 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, 1900–2023 (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.