Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laurinda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,343
- 0 boys · 1,343 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 56 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 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 56 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,428 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.
Laurinda’s family of names
Laurinda has a related form in Laura. In English usage, Laurinda has a related form in Lorinda. In English usage, Laurinda has a related form in Lorinda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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.
People named Laurinda
- Laura CardosoBrazilian actress and voice actress (1927–2026)
- Laurinda Hope SpearAmerican architect, landscape architect, designerborn 1950
- Laurinda CardosoAngolan lawyer and juristborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Michaelle
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Ursula
“resembling a little bear”
>99% girls
Melinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls