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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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
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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—
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1897#1,5555—
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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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #151 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 491 girlsAKMaine: #130 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 546 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 701 girlsNHWashington: #248 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,314 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: #379 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,384 girlsMNIllinois: #231 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsILWisconsin: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsWIMichigan: #245 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsMINew York: #207 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsNYMassachusetts: #261 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedRIOregon: #172 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 742 girlsORNevada: 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: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsIAIndiana: #230 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsINOhio: #201 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsOHPennsylvania: #243 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsPANew Jersey: #260 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsNJConnecticut: #253 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsCTCalifornia: #222 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsCAUtah: #295 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsUTColorado: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsCONebraska: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsNEMissouri: #182 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 900 girlsMOKentucky: #146 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 649 girlsKYWest Virginia: #122 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 521 girlsWVVirginia: #191 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 944 girlsVAMaryland: #158 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 781 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #202 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 888 girlsAZNew Mexico: #168 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 646 girlsNMKansas: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 967 girlsKSArkansas: #79 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 348 girlsARTennessee: #167 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 819 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #110 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 479 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 561 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 733 girlsDCOklahoma: #182 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 802 girlsOKLouisiana: #113 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 448 girlsLAMississippi: #108 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 405 girlsMSAlabama: #99 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 397 girlsALGeorgia: #125 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 532 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedHITexas: #64 for girls · 348 births · 1 in 298 girlsTXFlorida: #137 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 620 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#64 · 1 in 298
  2. Arkansas#79 · 1 in 348
  3. Alabama#99 · 1 in 397
  4. Mississippi#108 · 1 in 405
  5. North Carolina#110 · 1 in 479

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#643481 in 298
Arkansas#79401 in 348
Alabama#99671 in 397
Mississippi#108461 in 405
North Carolina#110841 in 479
Louisiana#113651 in 448
West Virginia#122251 in 521
Georgia#125731 in 532
Maine#130131 in 546
South Carolina#135371 in 561
Florida#137771 in 620
Kentucky#146401 in 649
New Hampshire#14971 in 701
Alaska#15151 in 491
Maryland#158301 in 781
Tennessee#167381 in 819
New Mexico#168131 in 646
Oregon#172181 in 742
District of Columbia#178121 in 733
Missouri#182381 in 900
Oklahoma#182221 in 802
Virginia#191351 in 944
Ohio#201821 in 1,020
Arizona#202171 in 888
New York#2071231 in 1,018
Kansas#213141 in 967
California#2221301 in 1,142
Indiana#230341 in 1,209
Illinois#231691 in 1,198
Colorado#239151 in 1,099
Pennsylvania#243591 in 1,362
Michigan#245511 in 1,353
Nebraska#24581 in 1,325
Washington#248171 in 1,314
Connecticut#253131 in 1,420
New Jersey#260331 in 1,407
Massachusetts#261231 in 1,703
Iowa#263121 in 1,607
Utah#29571 in 1,541
Wisconsin#313131 in 2,378
Minnesota#37981 in 3,384
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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 1971

girls
#164
1,885 births · 1 in 883 girls
boys
#3,963
7 births · 1 in 252,635 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #164Belinda1,885

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #3,963Belinda7
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 883 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 98.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #161Monique1,948
  2. #162Jody1,937
  3. #163Becky1,930
  4. #164Belinda1,885
  5. #165Kristie1,868
  6. #166Emily1,866
  7. #167Gloria1,865
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 252,635 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 29.9% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #3,658Zacharia8
  2. #3,658Zavier8
  3. #3,658Zev8
  4. #3,963Belinda7
  5. #3,963Adarryll7
  6. #3,963Adell7
  7. #3,963Adin7
  8. #4,375Abelino6
  9. #4,375Absalom6
  10. #4,375Acey6

Tied with 411 names at #3,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →