Recorded 1943–1991 Girls' name Peak 1958 610 births

Verlinda — girls' name

610 babies named Verlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s521950s2591960s2011970s741980s181990s6
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Verlinda was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

44 babies were named Verlinda in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 610 babies named Verlinda between 1943 and 1991, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verlinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verlinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Verlinda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlinda 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 610 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.

Verlinda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

610

Since 1943

49 years of records

Peak year

1958

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1943

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1991

Verlinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1943

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1958)
44
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 199119771972196719621957195219471943 8

Verlinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
259 births that decade — 42% of Verlinda's all-time total
1940s521950s2591960s2011970s741980s181990s6

Verlinda by state

Where Verlinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Verlinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 0.8%
#2 Florida
5 0.8%
#3 South Carolina
5 0.8%
Arkansas share of Verlinda's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlinda?
610 babies have been named Verlinda since 1943. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1958 with 44 births.
When was Verlinda most popular?
Verlinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Verlinda most popular?
The top states for the name Verlinda are Arkansas (5 births), Florida (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Verlinda been used?
Verlinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 49 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Verlinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, 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, 1943–1991 (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.