Recorded 1954–1972 Girls' name Peak 1957 40 births

Sylinda — girls' name

40 babies named Sylinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s141970s12
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sylinda was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sylinda in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Sylinda between 1954 and 1972, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sylinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sylinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylinda 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 40 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.

Sylinda at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

40

Since 1954

19 years of records

Peak year

1957

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1954

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1972

Sylinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1954

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1957)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Sylinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
14 births that decade — 35% of Sylinda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylinda?
40 babies have been named Sylinda since 1954. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1957 with 9 births.
When was Sylinda most popular?
Sylinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Sylinda been used?
Sylinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 19 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Sylinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvia, Sylvie, Sylva, Sylvana, 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, 1954–1972 (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.