NameTides

Belinda

Belinda was the #1,818 girls' name in the US in 2025 (110 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Belinda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Belinda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Belinda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,818 (110)#5,927 (3)————
2024#1,719 (118)#3,696 (6)————
2023#1,692 (122)#5,688 (3)————
2022#1,742 (119)———#2,835 (6)—
2021#1,405 (155)#4,634 (4)————
2020#1,593 (131)———#3,251 (5)—
2019#1,373 (164)#3,541 (6)——#2,872 (6)—
2018#1,391 (161)#3,985 (5)————
2017#1,360 (170)———#2,374 (8)—
2016#1,313 (182)#5,785 (3)————
2015#1,266 (192)#2,945 (8)——#3,286 (5)—
2014#1,163 (212)#4,684 (4)——#2,905 (6)—
2013#956 (265)#2,062 (13)——#2,058 (10)—
2012#1,067 (235)#3,285 (7)——#2,601 (7)—
2011#1,042 (238)#2,432 (10)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1961 at #141.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1889.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Belinda is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Belinda by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,228CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,112FL
Belinda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BelindaCanadaGirls—too few
BelindaEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
BelindaIrelandGirls—too few
BelindaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BelindaNSWGirls—too few
BelindaScotlandGirls—too few
BelindaUSGirls#1,818110
BelindaUSBoys—too few