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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Erlinda

Erlinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 632nd with 171 babies. More babies were named Erlinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1949171 babies
Total since 1880
4,656babies recorded

Erlinda popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#15,8475
2010#10,66810
2000#6,91115
1990#4,04025
1980#2,76333
1970#2,05540
1960#1,19283
1950#747133
1940#91661
1930#89765
1920#1,32235
1910#1,8238
1900#2,0225
1890——
1880——

How popular is Erlinda, counting every spelling?

Erlinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Erlinda?

About 2,900 people born in the US named Erlinda are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 51 and 76. That makes Erlinda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Erlinda by state

How common Erlinda was among girls born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (27.6×), Arizona (18.1×), Texas (5.1×), California (4.8×), Colorado (3.4×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesCA0.38Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesCO0.27Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 1.5 per 1,000 babiesAZ1.5New Mexico: 2.2 per 1,000 babiesNM2.2Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 0.64 per 1,000 babiesHI0.64Texas: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesTX0.41Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Erlinda, girls, 1947–1951. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Erlinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Erlinda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Erlinda

How popular is the name Erlinda?

Erlinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 632nd with 171 babies. More babies were named Erlinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Erlinda a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Erlinda in the US.

Where was Erlinda most popular?

In 1947–1951, Erlinda was most common in New Mexico (2.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Hawaii.