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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 3,120 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 72,960since 1889
Belinda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Belinda has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,818 | 110 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,719 | 118 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,692 | 122 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,742 | 119 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,405 | 155 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,593 | 131 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,373 | 164 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,391 | 161 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,360 | 170 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,313 | 182 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 192 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,163 | 212 | — | |
| 2013 | #956 | 265 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,067 | 235 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,042 | 238 | — | |
| 2010 | #865 | 308 | — | |
| 2009 | #830 | 339 | — | |
| 2008 | #751 | 394 | — | |
| 2007 | #631 | 472 | — | |
| 2006 | #806 | 340 | — | |
| 2005 | #733 | 369 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,050 | 220 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,425 | 134 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,506 | 124 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,431 | 128 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,451 | 120 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,213 | 151 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,086 | 173 | — | |
| 1996 | #970 | 197 | — | |
| 1995 | #983 | 191 | — | |
| 1994 | #812 | 247 | — | |
| 1993 | #725 | 292 | — | |
| 1992 | #733 | 289 | — | |
| 1991 | #630 | 356 | — | |
| 1990 | #625 | 357 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #540 | 422 | — | |
| 1988 | #449 | 504 | — | |
| 1987 | #470 | 464 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #459 | 468 | — | |
| 1985 | #480 | 437 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #431 | 489 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #382 | 581 | — | |
| 1982 | #349 | 670 | — | |
| 1981 | #370 | 632 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #349 | 681 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #309 | 777 | — | |
| 1978 | #273 | 843 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #264 | 943 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #230 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1975 | #216 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1974 | #210 | 1,199 | — | |
| 1973 | #181 | 1,499 | — | |
| 1972 | #188 | 1,534 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #164 | 1,885 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #200 | 1,622 | — | |
| 1969 | #193 | 1,676 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #176 | 1,848 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #175 | 1,809 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #188 | 1,749 | — | |
| 1965 | #172 | 2,026 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #161 | 2,382 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #150 | 2,689 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #149 | 2,831 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #141 | 3,120 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #150 | 2,814 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #150 | 2,825 | — | |
| 1958 | #144 | 2,822 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #164 | 2,345 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #167 | 2,187 | — | |
| 1955 | #170 | 2,036 | — | |
| 1954 | #188 | 1,683 | — | |
| 1953 | #174 | 1,789 | — | |
| 1952 | #172 | 1,832 | — | |
| 1951 | #171 | 1,788 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #173 | 1,634 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #185 | 1,510 | — | |
| 1948 | #381 | 432 | — | |
| 1947 | #542 | 241 | — | |
| 1946 | #585 | 187 | — | |
| 1945 | #717 | 108 | — | |
| 1944 | #778 | 96 | — | |
| 1943 | #849 | 84 | — | |
| 1942 | #917 | 73 | — | |
| 1941 | #851 | 73 | — | |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,132 | 41 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alabama#68 · 1 in 315
- Texas#79 · 1 in 381
- Arkansas#89 · 1 in 425
- Kentucky#97 · 1 in 474
- North Carolina#97 · 1 in 481
Best ever in a state: #57 in Alabama, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #68 | 115 | 1 in 315 |
| Texas | #79 | 294 | 1 in 381 |
| Arkansas | #89 | 44 | 1 in 425 |
| Kentucky | #97 | 71 | 1 in 474 |
| North Carolina | #97 | 108 | 1 in 481 |
| Mississippi | #103 | 59 | 1 in 466 |
| Louisiana | #107 | 80 | 1 in 470 |
| Tennessee | #107 | 66 | 1 in 582 |
| Georgia | #114 | 91 | 1 in 506 |
| West Virginia | #119 | 32 | 1 in 614 |
| Florida | #120 | 71 | 1 in 558 |
| Virginia | #126 | 61 | 1 in 671 |
| District of Columbia | #142 | 22 | 1 in 603 |
| Indiana | #148 | 60 | 1 in 804 |
| Maine | #161 | 12 | 1 in 788 |
| Ohio | #161 | 113 | 1 in 903 |
| South Carolina | #161 | 38 | 1 in 753 |
| Kansas | #163 | 26 | 1 in 834 |
| New Mexico | #163 | 17 | 1 in 634 |
| Oklahoma | #163 | 26 | 1 in 848 |
| Missouri | #170 | 41 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Hawaii | #190 | 9 | 1 in 673 |
| Maryland | #190 | 24 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Michigan | #190 | 73 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Iowa | #197 | 23 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Idaho | #200 | 7 | 1 in 911 |
| Illinois | #206 | 73 | 1 in 1,380 |
| California | #207 | 126 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Arizona | #237 | 11 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Oregon | #254 | 10 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Washington | #259 | 16 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Connecticut | #266 | 9 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Minnesota | #267 | 16 | 1 in 2,275 |
| Colorado | #284 | 10 | 1 in 1,789 |
| New York | #286 | 73 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Pennsylvania | #287 | 42 | 1 in 2,685 |
| New Jersey | #289 | 19 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Nebraska | #294 | 6 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Massachusetts | #408 | 7 | 1 in 7,342 |
| Wisconsin | #440 | 6 | 1 in 6,946 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,279 (1889) | #1,279 |
| 1890s | 23 | #1,099 (1890) | #1,401 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,420 (1905) | #1,632 |
| 1910s | 83 | #1,792 (1911) | #2,688 |
| 1920s | 108 | #2,169 (1927) | #3,134 |
| 1930s | 219 | #1,091 (1938) | #1,963 |
| 1940s | 2,863 | #185 (1949) | #674 |
| 1950s | 20,941 | #144 (1958) | #167 |
| 1960s | 22,944 | #141 (1961) | #166 |
| 1970s | 12,488 | #164 (1971) | #224 |
| 1980s | 5,348 | #349 (1980) | #428 |
| 1990s | 2,373 | #625 (1990) | #923 |
| 2000s | 2,651 | #631 (2007) | #1,065 |
| 2010s | 2,127 | #865 (2010) | #1,180 |
| 2020s | 755 | #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 1955
girls
#170
2,036 births · 1 in 960 girls
Top girls' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 960 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 97.5% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.