Recorded 1947–2012 Girls' name Peak 1957 808 births

Mylinda — girls' name

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.

1940s121950s1401960s2531970s1871980s1191990s542000s372010s6
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Mylinda was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

35 babies were named Mylinda in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mylinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 808 babies named Mylinda between 1947 and 2012, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mylinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mylinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Mylinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mylinda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mylinda 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 808 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.

Mylinda at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

808

Since 1947

66 years of records

Peak year

1957

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1947

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2012

Mylinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1947

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1957)
35
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Mylinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
253 births that decade — 31% of Mylinda's all-time total
1940s121950s1401960s2531970s1871980s1191990s542000s372010s6

Mylinda by state

Where Mylinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mylinda
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%
Texas share of Mylinda's total US births 1.2%
Even split

10 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mylinda?
808 babies have been named Mylinda since 1947. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1957 with 35 births.
When was Mylinda most popular?
Mylinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Mylinda most popular?
The top states for the name Mylinda are Texas (10 births), California (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Mylinda been used?
Mylinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 66 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Mylinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myla, Mylah, Mylee, Mylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–2012 (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.