Girls' name · since 1947
Mylinda
808 babies named Mylinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mylinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 808 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylinda has been recorded 808 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2012.
- #8,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 808 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylinda ranks #8,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 808 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mylinda's 808 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mylinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mylinda's SSA record in two at 1975 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 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mylinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2012
- Peak year (1957)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Mylinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (253 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Mylinda's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mylinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
253 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 253 births (31% of all-time use).
How Mylinda 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 Mylinda's total volume
Mylinda by state
Where Mylinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mylinda's data
- Mylinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mylindas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mylinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1947–2012 (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 Mylinda 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.