Blondell

Last seen for girls in 1975 at #9,067 · Last seen for boys in 1939 at #3,480
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1934 · 46 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,475
since 1906

Blondell over time

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Rank among girls' names. Blondell has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #1,019, 1934girls
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five girls were named Blondell! It came in at #1,951, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1906–1909, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Blondell is popular in 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #223 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedHITexas: #895 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,751 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Blondell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#223 · 1 in 1,250
  2. Texas#895 · 1 in 12,751

Best ever in a state: #171 in South Carolina, 1911.

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See more about Blondell
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1975
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1934 at #1,019 (46 births)
  • Births halved by 1946, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 22,701
  • Highest: 1 in 22,701 girls born in 1934 were named Blondell (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 291,572 girls born in 1975 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 23.0% of all girls named Blondell (339) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s10#1,951 (1906)#2,080
1910s163#1,241 (1911)#1,851
1920s276#1,338 (1928)#1,583
1930s339#1,019 (1934)#1,281
1940s291#1,271 (1941)#1,647
1950s273#1,680 (1952)#2,060
1960s118#2,608 (1961)#3,933
1970s5#9,067 (1975)#9,067

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.

Blondell in 1941

girls
#1,271
36 births · 1 in 33,559 girls

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #1,271Blondell36
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 33,559 of them was named Blondell, which outranked 75.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blondell
  1. #1,243Tressie37
  2. #1,243Verona37
  3. #1,243Versie37
  4. #1,271Blondell36
  5. #1,271Almeta36
  6. #1,271Ardell36
  7. #1,271Audra36
  8. #1,294Adrian35
  9. #1,294Alison35
  10. #1,294Arthur35

Tied with 22 names at #1,271; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →