Fun Facts About the Name Balinda
- 648 babies named Balinda: U.S. records list 648 babies given the name Balinda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Balinda Mean?
Balinda is an English feminine name usually treated as a variant spelling of Belinda. Its conventional meaning is "beautiful," though the etymology is uncertain. One explanation derives Belinda from Italian bella, "beautiful," with an elaborated ending; another combines Spanish bella, "beautiful," and linda, "pretty," for the sense "very beautiful." A Germanic origin from a name such as Betlindis has also been suggested, but no derivation is firmly established. Balinda shares the meaning traditionally attached to Belinda rather than having a separate etymology of its own.
Balinda Name History & Origins
Balinda is a spelling variant within the Belinda family, with the first vowel changed from e to a. Belinda is familiar in English literature from Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock (1712), whose heroine bears the name; that is a famous literary use, not proof that the name began with Pope. Belinda also titles Maria Edgeworth's novel of 1801. The name was used in England in the 18th century and later in other English-speaking countries. Balinda's development is therefore tied to the history of Belinda rather than to a separate tradition.
How Popular is the Name Balinda?
Balinda has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1961. Its best rank was #2,005 in 1961.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #13,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #10,315 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,495 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,478 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,178 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #10,822 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,228 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #9,124 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,402 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,847 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #5,264 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #4,864 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #4,266 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #6,393 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #4,642 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #4,159 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #3,322 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #3,795 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #4,807 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #2,547 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #3,219 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #3,017 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,637 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #3,352 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #2,761 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #2,749 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,251 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #2,133 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #2,669 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1961 | #2,005 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1960 | #2,438 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #2,058 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #2,326 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1957 | #2,421 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1956 | #3,343 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #4,089 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,170 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,708 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,679 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #3,118 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,981 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,636 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Balinda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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