Belinda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

From Wikipedia

Belinda first appears in the data in 1889 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 3,118 babies (rank #141 that year). In 2024 it was given to 117 girls (rank #1,726). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Belinda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Belinda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

73,002

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

3,118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Belinda

Belinda Bencictennis player · b. 1997
Belinda Carlislesinger · b. 1958
Belindafilm actor · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1889	5	#1,304
1890	7	#1,112
1894	6	#1,370
1897	5	#1,572
1899	5	#1,629
1901	6	#1,498
1903	6	#1,621
1905	8	#1,433
1907	6	#1,855
1908	6	#1,884
1910	6	#2,167
1911	8	#1,807
1912	5	#3,018
1914	10	#2,284
1915	13	#2,265
1916	10	#2,846
1917	6	#4,140
1918	18	#2,040
1919	7	#3,867
1920	11	#2,916
1921	17	#2,206
1922	10	#3,178
1923	7	#4,016
1924	7	#4,039
1925	9	#3,391
1926	14	#2,483
1927	17	#2,178
1928	6	#4,238
1929	10	#2,939
1930	12	#2,560
1931	7	#3,520
1932	16	#2,044
1933	10	#2,703
1934	19	#1,777
1935	15	#2,109
1936	27	#1,416
1937	29	#1,360
1938	43	#1,095
1939	41	#1,133
1940	59	#935
1941	73	#851
1942	73	#918
1943	84	#849
1944	96	#778
1945	108	#717
1946	187	#585
1947	241	#542
1948	432	#381
1949	1,510	#185
1950	1,634	#173
1951	1,788	#171
1952	1,832	#172
1953	1,789	#174
1954	1,683	#188
1955	2,036	#170
1956	2,187	#167
1957	2,345	#164
1958	2,822	#144
1959	2,826	#150
1960	2,814	#150
1961	3,118	#141
1962	2,831	#149
1963	2,689	#150
1964	2,383	#161
1965	2,026	#172
1966	1,749	#188
1967	1,810	#174
1968	1,848	#176
1969	1,676	#193
1970	1,622	#200
1971	1,885	#164
1972	1,534	#188
1973	1,499	#181
1974	1,199	#210
1975	1,139	#216
1976	1,047	#230
1977	943	#264
1978	843	#273
1979	777	#309
1980	681	#349
1981	633	#370
1982	671	#349
1983	581	#382
1984	489	#430
1985	437	#480
1986	468	#459
1987	464	#470
1988	504	#449
1989	422	#540
1990	357	#625
1991	356	#630
1992	289	#733
1993	292	#727
1994	247	#815
1995	191	#983
1996	197	#970
1997	173	#1,087
1998	151	#1,213
1999	120	#1,451
2000	128	#1,433
2001	124	#1,507
2002	134	#1,427
2003	131	#1,486
2004	220	#1,050
2005	369	#733
2006	340	#806
2007	472	#631
2008	394	#751
2009	339	#830
2010	308	#865
2011	238	#1,042
2012	235	#1,068
2013	265	#956
2014	212	#1,162
2015	192	#1,267
2016	182	#1,313
2017	170	#1,361
2018	161	#1,391
2019	164	#1,373
2020	131	#1,592
2021	155	#1,402
2022	119	#1,742
2023	122	#1,689
2024	117	#1,726