Recorded 1957–1977 Girls' name Peak 1957 45 births

Relinda — girls' name

45 babies named Relinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s271970s11
1960s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Relinda was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

7 babies were named Relinda in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Relinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Relinda between 1957 and 1977, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Relinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Relinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Relinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Relinda 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 45 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.

Relinda at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

45

Since 1957

21 years of records

Peak year

1957

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1957

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1977

Relinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1957

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1957)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1977197319691967196319621957 7

Relinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 60% of Relinda's all-time total
1950s71960s271970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Relinda?
45 babies have been named Relinda since 1957. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1957 with 7 births.
When was Relinda most popular?
Relinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Relinda been used?
Relinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 21 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Relinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rella, Relda, Relena, Relma, 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, 1957–1977 (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.