Girls' name · since 1900
Erlinda
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.
- #2,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,656
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Erlinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,656 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erlinda has been recorded 4,656 times among girls since 1900, 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 1900 to 2023.
- #2,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,656 born since 1900
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erlinda ranks #2,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,656 born since 1900, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,656
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Erlinda's 4,656 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Erlinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erlinda's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 171, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erlinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2023
- Peak year (1949)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Erlinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (991 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Erlinda's strongest decade.
991 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Erlinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s 131
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
483 births
- 1930s
1930s
562 births
- 1940s
1940s
967 births
- 1950s
1950s
991 births
- 1960s
1960s
572 births
- 1970s 329
1970s
329 births
- 1980s 259
1980s
259 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 991 births (21% of all-time use).
How Erlinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Erlinda's total volume
Erlinda by state
Where Erlinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| 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% |
1,283 of 4,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Erlinda's data
- Erlinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (991 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erlindas (1,283 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erlinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1900–2023 (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 Erlinda 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.