Given name
Belynda
“a beautiful and tender woman”
Belynda is a variant of Belinda. One English interpretation is “a beautiful and tender woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Belynda is a variant of Belinda. One English interpretation is “a beautiful and tender woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Belynda is a variant of Belinda. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Belynda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 766
- 0 boys · 766 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 701 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Belynda’s family of names
Belynda has a related form in Belinda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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