Larinda
Feminine
Larinda is three syllables with a lilting -inda ending, close in sound to Lorinda and to Clarinda, two older English names it resembles without quite being either. It has no documented source of its own, and its sound is its history.
How old is the name Larinda?
Larinda first appears in US birth records in 1949 — 76 years ago. The typical Larinda alive today was born around 1970, making them about 55 years old. About 500 people named Larinda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Larinda most popular?
Larinda peaked in 1961, reaching #2839 nationally. See the whole 1961 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Larinda
Our story of Larinda is one of near relations. Clarinda turns up in English letters and verse for centuries, bright and a little theatrical; Lorinda is its quieter cousin. Larinda stands just beside them, a single letter away from one and a vowel away from the other, with the same lilt in the middle and a front of its own. It belongs to the family without having to prove its descent.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is documented for Larinda. It may be Lorinda with a different first vowel, or Clarinda without its C, and the record does not say which; neither name's meaning can be transferred with confidence.
Pronouncing Larinda
luh-RIN-dah
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1949
- Most girls named
- 197123 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2839reached in 1961
- Change vs 1994
- 0.0%6 in 2006, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Larindas among us
people named Larinda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Larinda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Easy to say from its spelling.
- Sits among recognizable -inda names, so it sounds familiar.
- Distinct from its neighbors by a single letter.
- It will be heard as Lorinda or Clarinda and corrected, and the spelling will need stating.
- No meaning is documented, so the name's sound is the whole answer to what it means.
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Frequently asked
- How many Larindas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Larinda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Larinda in 2025?
- Larinda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Larinda with classmates?
- Larinda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More L names
The most-given names starting with L, all years combined.
Linda#902 · Lisa#987 · Laura#379 · Lauren#401 · Lillian#57 · Lori#1721 · Louise#514 · Lois#1666
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