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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsMNIllinois: #605 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,187 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #667 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,045 girlsMINew York: #619 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,970 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedINOhio: #585 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,289 girlsOHPennsylvania: #501 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsPANew Jersey: #486 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,913 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 3,057 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #464 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,920 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,921 girlsVAMaryland: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,577 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,623 girlsAZNew Mexico: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsNMKansas: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsKSArkansas: #302 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,825 girlsARTennessee: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #291 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #457 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,075 girlsLAMississippi: #335 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,880 girlsMSAlabama: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsALGeorgia: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedHITexas: #192 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsTXFlorida: #326 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#192 · 1 in 1,069
  2. Kentucky#275 · 1 in 1,994
  3. North Carolina#291 · 1 in 1,894
  4. Arizona#298 · 1 in 1,623
  5. Arkansas#302 · 1 in 1,825

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1921221 in 1,069
Kentucky#275111 in 1,994
North Carolina#291181 in 1,894
Arizona#298131 in 1,623
Arkansas#30271 in 1,825
South Carolina#30591 in 1,960
Alabama#320111 in 1,958
Kansas#32371 in 2,183
Florida#326281 in 2,203
Mississippi#33581 in 1,880
New Mexico#34061 in 1,636
Georgia#356151 in 2,380
Minnesota#36691 in 3,186
Louisiana#457101 in 3,075
California#458631 in 3,057
Missouri#46481 in 3,920
Virginia#47081 in 3,921
New Jersey#486101 in 3,913
Pennsylvania#501141 in 4,860
Tennessee#51861 in 4,573
Maryland#54351 in 4,577
Ohio#585111 in 6,289
Illinois#605141 in 5,187
New York#619211 in 4,970
Michigan#66781 in 7,045
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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 1984

girls
#431
489 births · 1 in 3,443 girls
boys
#6,315
5 births · 1 in 360,970 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #431Belinda489

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #6,315Belinda5
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,443 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 96.5% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #428Laurel491
  2. #429Kristal490
  3. #429Rosemary490
  4. #431Belinda489
  5. #432Bridgette484
  6. #432Callie484
  7. #432Tameka484
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 360,970 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #5,561Zerrick6
  2. #5,561Zion6
  3. #5,561Zong6
  4. #6,315Belinda5
  5. #6,315Abbott5
  6. #6,315Abdel5
  7. #6,315Abdon5

Tied with 1,026 names at #6,315; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →