Given name
Dalinda
“one who is a noble protector”
Dalinda is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalinda is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalinda is a variant of Delana. An origin associated with Delana is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalinda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 388
- 0 boys · 388 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 17 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 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 571 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.
Dalinda’s family of names
Dalinda has a related form in Delana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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