Shelinda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shelinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Shelinda between 1964 and 1979, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shelinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelinda 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 47 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.