Girl

Belinda

buh-LIN-duh

Rare & Uncommon ↓ Falling

✦ Meaning

“Likely derived from Italian 'bella' (beautiful) combined with Germanic 'lind' (gentle). A name popularized in 18th-century literature as the ideal graceful heroine.”

Popularity Over Time

Belinda US popularity rank over timeRank 4681 in 1928 to rank 141 in 1961. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#141#2411#46811901192019401960198020002024

Belinda is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanicItalian

Syllables

3

Nicknames

BelLindaBella

Style

RomanticElegantClassicVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Belinda from 'The Rape of the Lock'

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Romance and Germanic language cultures

People Also Ask

Likely derived from Italian 'bella' (beautiful) combined with Germanic 'lind' (gentle). A name popularized in 18th-century literature as the ideal graceful heroine.

Belinda is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Fewer parents are choosing it each year.

Popular nicknames for Belinda include Bel, Linda, Bella.

Names that pair beautifully with Belinda include Rosalind, Beatrix, Lavinia, Leander, Ottoline.