Girls' name · since 1892
Herlinda
Herlinda has 4,410 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,410
- born since 1892
- 1950s
- peak decade
4,410 babies have been named Herlinda since 1892, making it today's #7507 girls' name.
Herlinda has 4,410 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7507 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #2,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,507 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,410 born since 1892
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herlinda ranks #2,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,507 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,410 born since 1892, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,410
- born since 1892
- 1950s
- peak decade
Herlinda's 4,410 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Herlinda compares
4,410 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Herlinda's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Herlinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,410 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Herlinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Herlinda's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 128, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Herlinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Herlinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (932 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Herlinda's strongest decade.
932 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Herlinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 33
1890s
33 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s 210
1910s
210 births
- 1920s
1920s
445 births
- 1930s
1930s
396 births
- 1940s
1940s
667 births
- 1950s
1950s
932 births
- 1960s
1960s
549 births
- 1970s 328
1970s
328 births
- 1980s 271
1980s
271 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 167
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 932 births (21% of all-time use).
How Herlinda 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 Herlinda's total volume
Herlinda by state
Where Herlinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,607 | 59.1% |
| #2 | California | | 798 | 18.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 48 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,607 of 4,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Herlinda's data
- Herlinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (932 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Herlindas (2,607 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herlinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Herlinda 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.