Belinda

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A few things about Belinda you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Belinda

Belinda Bencic

Swiss tennis player

Choose Belinda and your child shares a first name with Belinda Bencic, a Swiss tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Belinda, like who?” Belinda Bencic's Wikipedia article is available in 47 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,620 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Belinda, 110 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Belinda would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBelinda first shows up in US birth records in 1889, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 136 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1961, when it ranked #141. Today it's #1,818, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendBelinda has slipped 225 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,818. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Belinda

Belinda is a girl name of Latin and Spanish origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-nda”. US birth records list Belinda for girls from 1889 to 2025, in 125 of those 137 years. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked #141 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,818, with 110 babies.

Origin:Latin namesSpanish names