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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedAKMaine: #120 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 514 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #138 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 668 girlsNHWashington: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedIDMontana: #212 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsMNIllinois: #192 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsILWisconsin: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,735 girlsWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,532 girlsMINew York: #252 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsNYMassachusetts: #401 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsORNevada: #155 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 583 girlsNVWyoming: 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 1,756 girlsIAIndiana: #173 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 876 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsOHPennsylvania: #242 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsPANew Jersey: #325 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsNJConnecticut: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsCTCalifornia: #253 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsCAUtah: #338 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsUTColorado: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsCONebraska: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsNEMissouri: #146 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 706 girlsMOKentucky: #156 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 776 girlsKYWest Virginia: #136 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 600 girlsWVVirginia: #148 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 700 girlsVAMaryland: #192 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedDEArizona: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 914 girlsAZNew Mexico: #145 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 544 girlsNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsKSArkansas: #128 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 536 girlsARTennessee: #165 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 843 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #138 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 630 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsDCOklahoma: #182 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 823 girlsOKLouisiana: #112 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 433 girlsLAMississippi: #109 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 433 girlsMSAlabama: #86 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 363 girlsALGeorgia: #96 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 430 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Belinda, so not publishedHITexas: #74 for girls · 275 births · 1 in 334 girlsTXFlorida: #119 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 511 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#74 · 1 in 334
  2. Alabama#86 · 1 in 363
  3. Georgia#96 · 1 in 430
  4. Mississippi#109 · 1 in 433
  5. Louisiana#112 · 1 in 433

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#742751 in 334
Alabama#86761 in 363
Georgia#96901 in 430
Mississippi#109451 in 433
Louisiana#112741 in 433
Florida#119841 in 511
Maine#120151 in 514
Arkansas#128261 in 536
West Virginia#136211 in 600
New Hampshire#13871 in 668
North Carolina#138631 in 630
New Mexico#145161 in 544
Missouri#146491 in 706
Virginia#148491 in 700
Nevada#15551 in 583
Kentucky#156321 in 776
Tennessee#165361 in 843
Indiana#173481 in 876
Oklahoma#182191 in 823
Ohio#190811 in 1,052
Illinois#192861 in 1,023
Maryland#192271 in 1,013
District of Columbia#206111 in 1,001
Arizona#209141 in 914
Montana#21251 in 906
Oregon#220131 in 1,020
South Carolina#235161 in 1,327
Pennsylvania#242591 in 1,517
Michigan#247481 in 1,532
New York#2521041 in 1,402
California#2531121 in 1,373
Iowa#263121 in 1,756
Colorado#269111 in 1,378
Washington#282141 in 1,527
Minnesota#297121 in 2,447
Kansas#29981 in 1,789
Wisconsin#307131 in 2,735
Nebraska#30851 in 2,116
New Jersey#325211 in 2,457
Connecticut#32991 in 2,449
Utah#33851 in 1,764
Massachusetts#401101 in 4,504
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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 1966

girls
#188
1,749 births · 1 in 968 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #188Belinda1,749
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 968 of them was named Belinda, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Belinda
  1. #185Kristi1,760
  2. #186Jody1,759
  3. #187Ronda1,753
  4. #188Belinda1,749
  5. #189Lorraine1,741
  6. #190Kelli1,730
  7. #191Terry1,710
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →