Recorded 1884–2017 Girls' name Peak 1954 1,066 births

Olinda — girls' name

1,066 babies named Olinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s101890s801900s761910s1731920s1661930s631940s991950s1881960s691970s651980s181990s352000s62010s18
1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Olinda was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

29 babies were named Olinda in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,066 babies named Olinda between 1884 and 2017, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Olinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Olinda in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olinda 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 1,066 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.

Olinda at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

1,066

Since 1884

134 years of records

Peak year

1954

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1884

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2017

Olinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1884

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1954)
29
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
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Olinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
188 births that decade — 18% of Olinda's all-time total
1880s101890s801900s761910s1731920s1661930s631940s991950s1881960s691970s651980s181990s352000s62010s18

Olinda by state

Where Olinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Olinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
12 1.1%
#2 Missouri
12 1.1%
#3 Texas
7 0.7%
#4 Kansas
6 0.6%
#5 South Dakota
6 0.6%
#6 California
5 0.5%
#7 Colorado
5 0.5%
#8 Nebraska
5 0.5%
Massachusetts share of Olinda's total US births 1.1%
Even split

12 of 1,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olinda?
1,066 babies have been named Olinda since 1884. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1954 with 29 births.
When was Olinda most popular?
Olinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Olinda most popular?
The top states for the name Olinda are Massachusetts (12 births), Missouri (12 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Olinda been used?
Olinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 134 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Olinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olivia, Olive, Oliva, Olivette, 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, 1884–2017 (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.