Recorded 1949–2006 Girls' name Peak 1971 525 births

Larinda — girls' name

525 babies named Larinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s881960s1551970s1431980s981990s272000s6
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Larinda was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

23 babies were named Larinda in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 525 babies named Larinda between 1949 and 2006, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Larinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Larinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larinda 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 525 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.

Larinda at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

525

Since 1949

58 years of records

Peak year

1971

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1949

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2006

Larinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1949

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1971)
23
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 200619891982197619701964195819521949 8

Larinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
155 births that decade — 30% of Larinda's all-time total
1940s81950s881960s1551970s1431980s981990s272000s6

Larinda by state

Where Larinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Larinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.0%
Texas share of Larinda's total US births 1.0%

5 of 525 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larinda?
525 babies have been named Larinda since 1949. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1971 with 23 births.
When was Larinda most popular?
Larinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Larinda most popular?
The top states for the name Larinda are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Larinda been used?
Larinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 58 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Larinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, 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, 1949–2006 (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.