How popular is the name Belinda?

Belinda ranks 444th among girls' names in US records, with 73,002 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,513.

Is Belinda a unisex name?

No. Belinda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1961, when 3,118 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#444 of girl names

Pronounced B AH0 L IH1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)

Belinda is a girls' name, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 73,002 children — the 444th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1961, when 3,118 children were given it.

1961Girls: 3,118Boys: 5

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Belinda?: Belinda ranks 444th among girls' names in US records, with 73,002 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,513.
Is Belinda a unisex name?: No. Belinda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Belinda most popular?: 1961, when 3,118 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.