Girls' name · since 1936
Jolinda
1,003 babies named Jolinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,003
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jolinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,003 recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Jolinda recorded 1,003 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2010.
- #7,494 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,003 born since 1936
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolinda ranks #7,494 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,003 born since 1936, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,003
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jolinda's 1,003 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jolinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jolinda splits its recorded history at 1966: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jolinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2010
- Peak year (1947)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jolinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (244 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Jolinda's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jolinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
199 births
- 1960s
1960s
244 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 244 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jolinda 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 Jolinda's total volume
Jolinda by state
Where Jolinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
28 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jolinda's data
- Jolinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jolindas (28 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jolinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1936–2010 (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 Jolinda 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.