Belinda

#1,818 for girls in 2025, 110 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1961 · 3,120 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
72,960
since 1889

Belinda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Belinda has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #141, 1961girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,818110—
2024#1,719118—
2023#1,692122—
2022#1,742119—
2021#1,405155—
2020#1,593131—
2019#1,373164—
2018#1,391161—
2017#1,360170—
2016#1,313182—
2015#1,266192—
2014#1,163212—
2013#956265—
2012#1,067235—
2011#1,042238—
2010#865308—
2009#830339—
2008#751394—
2007#631472—
2006#806340—
2005#733369—
2004#1,050220—
2003#1,486131—
2002#1,425134—
2001#1,506124—
2000#1,431128—
1999#1,451120—
1998#1,213151—
1997#1,086173—
1996#970197—
1995#983191—
1994#812247—
1993#725292—
1992#733289—
1991#630356—
1990#625357#7,1786
1989#540422—
1988#449504—
1987#470464#6,9515
1986#459468—
1985#480437#5,1477
1984#431489#6,3155
1983#382581—
1982#349670—
1981#370632#4,9617
1980#349681#6,2505
1979#309777—
1978#273843#3,8579
1977#264943#5,1236
1976#2301,047—
1975#2161,139—
1974#2101,199—
1973#1811,499—
1972#1881,534#4,9865
1971#1641,885#3,9637
1970#2001,622—
1969#1931,676#3,3148
1968#1761,848#3,6736
1967#1751,809#3,9665
1966#1881,749—
1965#1722,026#3,5376
1964#1612,382#4,0395
1963#1502,689#3,6466
1962#1492,831#2,50411
1961#1413,120#4,0655
1960#1502,814#3,3377
1959#1502,825—
1958#1442,822#3,2757
1957#1642,345#2,49411
1956#1672,187—
1955#1702,036—
1954#1881,683—
1953#1741,789—
1952#1721,832—
1951#1711,788#3,7145
1950#1731,634#3,3296
1949#1851,510—
1948#381432—
1947#542241—
1946#585187—
1945#717108—
1944#77896—
1943#84984—
1942#91773—
1941#85173—
1940#93559—
1939#1,13241—
1938#1,09143—
1937#1,35529—
1936#1,41327—
1935#2,09515—
1934#1,77119—
1933#2,68810—
1932#2,03716—
1931#3,4977—
1930#2,55212—
1929#2,92110—
1928#4,1956—
1927#2,16917—
1926#2,47414—
1925#3,3629—
1924#4,0027—
1923#3,9717—
1922#3,15210—
1921#2,19517—
1920#2,89911—
1919#3,8177—
1918#2,02918—
1917#4,0836—
1916#2,83310—
1915#2,25513—
1914#2,26510—
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1912#2,9795—
1911#1,7928—
1910#2,1406—
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1908#1,8626—
1907#1,8216—
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1905#1,4208—
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1903#1,5926—
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1901#1,4666—
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1899#1,5965—
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1897#1,5555—
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1894#1,3536—
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First appearance
1889

The first year at least five girls were named Belinda! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1891–1893, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Belinda is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 435 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNHWashington: #269 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,416 girlsMNIllinois: #176 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsILWisconsin: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,691 girlsWIMichigan: #202 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsMINew York: #246 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsNYMassachusetts: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,452 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedSDIowa: #206 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsIAIndiana: #128 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 737 girlsINOhio: #166 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsOHPennsylvania: #227 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsPANew Jersey: #238 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,234 girlsNJConnecticut: #254 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #195 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedUTColorado: #251 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #155 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsMOKentucky: #133 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 725 girlsKYWest Virginia: #110 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 596 girlsWVVirginia: #122 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 616 girlsVAMaryland: #247 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsAZNew Mexico: #181 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 722 girlsNMKansas: #150 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 946 girlsKSArkansas: #137 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 677 girlsARTennessee: #125 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 673 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #94 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 458 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #231 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,324 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 884 girlsDCOklahoma: #145 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 860 girlsOKLouisiana: #140 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 645 girlsLAMississippi: #227 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsMSAlabama: #118 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 534 girlsALGeorgia: #153 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 710 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedHITexas: #109 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 523 girlsTXFlorida: #133 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 641 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#94 · 1 in 458
  2. Maine#103 · 1 in 435
  3. Texas#109 · 1 in 523
  4. West Virginia#110 · 1 in 596
  5. Alabama#118 · 1 in 534

Best ever in a state: #57 in Alabama, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#941071 in 458
Maine#103211 in 435
Texas#1091811 in 523
West Virginia#110401 in 596
Alabama#118701 in 534
Virginia#122581 in 616
Tennessee#125561 in 673
Indiana#128571 in 737
Florida#133421 in 641
Kentucky#133471 in 725
Arkansas#137331 in 677
Louisiana#140521 in 645
Oklahoma#145251 in 860
Kansas#150191 in 946
Georgia#153601 in 710
Missouri#155361 in 1,076
District of Columbia#162131 in 884
Ohio#166781 in 1,112
Illinois#176691 in 1,244
New Mexico#181121 in 722
California#195941 in 1,204
Michigan#202421 in 1,683
Iowa#206151 in 1,819
Mississippi#227251 in 1,167
Pennsylvania#227521 in 1,975
South Carolina#231211 in 1,324
New Jersey#238191 in 2,234
New York#246671 in 2,118
Maryland#247121 in 1,871
Colorado#25181 in 1,781
Connecticut#25471 in 2,466
Arizona#26961 in 1,485
Washington#269121 in 2,094
Wisconsin#292101 in 3,691
Minnesota#38561 in 5,416
Massachusetts#40261 in 7,452
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Belinda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 99 spots since 2024 (#1,719 → #1,818)
  • 225 spots since 2020 (#1,593 → #1,818)
  • 552 spots since 2015 (#1,266 → #1,818)
  • Biggest jump: 317 spots in 2005 (#1,050 → #733)
  • Biggest drop: 207 spots in 2014 (#956 → #1,163)
Rise & fade · girls
72 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1961 at #141 (3,120 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 64 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1940–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 647
  • Highest: 1 in 647 girls born in 1961 were named Belinda (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,612 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 31.4% of all girls named Belinda (22,944) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,279 (1889)#1,279
1890s23#1,099 (1890)#1,401
1900s32#1,420 (1905)#1,632
1910s83#1,792 (1911)#2,688
1920s108#2,169 (1927)#3,134
1930s219#1,091 (1938)#1,963
1940s2,863#185 (1949)#674
1950s20,941#144 (1958)#167
1960s22,944#141 (1961)#166
1970s12,488#164 (1971)#224
1980s5,348#349 (1980)#428
1990s2,373#625 (1990)#923
2000s2,651#631 (2007)#1,065
2010s2,127#865 (2010)#1,180
2020s755#1,405 (2021)#1,662

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Belinda in 1949

girls
#185
1,510 births · 1 in 1,133 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #185Belinda1,510
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,133 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 97.0% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #181Marion1,520
  2. #183Eleanor1,517
  3. #184Maryann1,516
  4. #185Belinda1,510
  5. #186Bonita1,508
  6. #187Carla1,498
  7. #188Bobbie1,470
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →