How Many People Are Named Belinda?
An estimated 59,046 people in the United States have the first name Belinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Belinda peaked in popularity in 1961 with 3,123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belinda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Belinda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Belinda is overwhelmingly female, 150 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Belinda has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
59,046
About 1 in 5,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1961
3,123 births
Total Registered
73,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belinda
Belinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73,002 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Belinda as a male name
Ranked #7,268 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1957 (11 births)
Belinda as a female name
Ranked #1,726 in 2024
117 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (3,118 births)
Belinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belinda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 23,003 babies were registered. Belinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Belinda by Decade
How has Belinda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Belinda by State
Birth registrations for Belinda span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Alaska, Wyoming. On average, about 1,354 Belindas were registered per state.
Belinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Belinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belinda?
We estimate approximately 59,046 people named Belinda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Belinda a common name?
Belinda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belinda most popular?
Belinda reached peak popularity in 1961, when 3,123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belinda is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belinda a female name?
Belinda is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belinda Smith, Belinda Johnson, Belinda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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