girls' name ★ peaked 1961

Belinda

Meaning beautiful Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,819 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful".

Rank 2025
#1,819
among girls · ↓98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
110
named Belinda · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,612
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1961
3,125 babies
All-time total
73,110
#467 all-time among girls
First recorded
1889
in Social Security records

Belinda popularity over time

73,110 babies have been named Belinda since 1889, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 – 5 1 – #1,304
1890s 23 – 23 2 +360% #1,112
1900s 32 – 32 3 +39% #1,433
1910s 83 – 83 8 +159% #1,807
1920s 108 – 108 11 +30% #2,177
1930s 219 – 219 22 +103% #1,095
1940s 2,863 – 2,863 286 +1207% #185
1950s 20,941 29 20,970 2,097 +632% #144
1960s 22,944 59 23,003 2,300 +10% #141
1970s 12,488 27 12,515 1,252 -46% #164
1980s 5,348 29 5,377 538 -57% #349
1990s 2,373 6 2,379 238 -56% #625
2000s 2,651 – 2,651 265 +11% #631
2010s 2,127 – 2,127 213 -20% #865
2020s (to 2025) 755 – 755 126 -41% #1,406

Where Belinda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 105 0.07 outside top 500
2027 102 0.06 outside top 500
2028 99 0.06 outside top 500
2029 96 0.06 outside top 500
2030 94 0.06 outside top 500

Where Belinda is most popular

Girls named Belinda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Belinda born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 164 0.195 +154%
Florida 59 0.138 +79%
Texas 92 0.114 +49%
Tennessee 12 0.076 ≈ national
Illinois 11 0.048 -38%
Maryland 5 0.047 -39%
Arizona 5 0.036 -54%
Michigan 6 0.033 -57%
Georgia 7 0.031 -60%
Virginia 5 0.029 -62%
New York 5 0.013 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Belinda

Belinda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,819 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1889, 73,110 American babies have been named Belinda. Its peak came in 1961, when 3,125 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Belinda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Belinda?

The median living Belinda is about 60 years old; half are between 49 and 67. An estimated 65 thousand people named Belinda are alive in the United States today.

median 60 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Belinda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 110 #1,819 – –
2024 118 #1,721 – –
2023 122 #1,692 – –
2022 119 #1,743 – –
2021 155 #1,406 – –
2020 131 #1,594 – –
2019 164 #1,373 – –
2018 161 #1,392 – –
2017 170 #1,361 – –
2016 182 #1,315 – –
2015 192 #1,267 – –
2014 212 #1,163 – –
2013 265 #956 – –
2012 235 #1,068 – –
2011 238 #1,042 – –
2010 308 #865 – –
2009 339 #830 – –
2008 394 #751 – –
2007 472 #631 – –
2006 340 #806 – –
2005 369 #733 – –
2004 220 #1,050 – –
2003 131 #1,486 – –
2002 134 #1,427 – –
2001 124 #1,507 – –
2000 128 #1,433 – –
1995 191 #983 – –
1990 357 #625 6 #7,268
1985 437 #480 7 #5,197
1980 681 #349 5 #6,343
1975 1,139 #216 – –
1970 1,622 #200 – –
1965 2,026 #172 6 #3,568
1960 2,814 #150 7 #3,368
1955 2,036 #170 – –
1950 1,634 #173 6 #3,354
1945 108 #717 – –
1940 59 #935 – –
1935 15 #2,109 – –
1930 12 #2,560 – –
1925 9 #3,391 – –
1920 11 #2,916 – –
1915 13 #2,265 – –
1910 6 #2,167 – –
1905 8 #1,433 – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 7 #1,112 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Belinda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Belinda Carlisle Belinda Carlisle American singer (born 1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Belinda Bencic Belinda Bencic Swiss tennis player (born 1997) Contemporary
  3. 3 Belinda Peregrín Belinda Peregrín Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  4. 4 Belinda Lee Belinda Lee English actress (1935–1961) Contemporary
  5. 5 Belinda Snell Belinda Snell Australian basketball player (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Belinda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Belinda?

The median living Belinda is about 60 years old. Half of all living Belindas are between 49 and 67 years old.

How many people named Belinda are alive today?

An estimated 65 thousand people named Belinda are alive in the United States, based on 73,110 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Belinda mean?

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful".

How popular is the name Belinda in 2025?

Belinda ranked #1,819 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Belinda?

73,110 babies have been named Belinda in the United States since 1889, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Belinda most popular?

Belinda peaked in 1961, when 3,125 newborns received the name.

Is Belinda a boy or girl name?

Belinda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Belinda rising or falling?

Belinda is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Belinda become more popular?

Belinda is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 94 girls named Belinda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Belinda?

Well-known people named Belinda include Belinda Carlisle (singer), Belinda Bencic (tennis player), Belinda Peregrín (actor).

Names like Belinda

Names that sound and feel close to Belinda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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