Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Herlinda shares an earlier linguistic root with Herlindis. An origin associated with Herlindis is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Spanish use, Herlinda shares an earlier linguistic root with Herlindis. The history of Herlindis gives this family its wider story. Herlindis’s Christian associations include Saint Herlindis, the first abbess of Aldeneyck on the Meuse.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Herlinda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,410
- 0 boys · 4,410 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 128 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,626 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,626 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 128 in 1952. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,835 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.
Herlinda’s family of names
Herlinda shares a linguistic root with Herlindis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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