Girls' name · since 1945
Milinda
1,033 babies named Milinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,033
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Milinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,033 recorded since 1945.
Milinda has 1,033 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2024.
- #7,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,033 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milinda ranks #7,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,033 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,033
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Milinda's 1,033 recorded births place it above 89.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Milinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milinda's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Milinda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (256 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Milinda's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Milinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s
1960s
215 births
- 1970s
1970s
256 births
- 1980s
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 256 births (25% of all-time use).
How Milinda 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 Milinda's total volume
Milinda by state
Where Milinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
15 of 1,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Milinda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Milindas (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1945–2024 (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 Milinda 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.