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Girl name

Shalinda

100% girls · last recorded 2004

Shalinda has been given to about 270 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 261
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shalinda per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1982 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time270

How popular is Shalinda?

Its best year was 1982, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 4681st. The typical living American called Shalinda is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Shalinda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shalonda0.86
  2. Malinda0.81
  3. Shanda0.76
  4. Sharonda0.76
  5. Shaina0.75
  6. Salina0.75
  7. Rosalinda0.71
  8. Alida0.72

Middle names for Shalinda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shalinda Rose0.85
  2. Shalinda Louise0.85
  3. Shalinda June0.84
  4. Shalinda Pearl0.84
  5. Shalinda Quinn0.84
  6. Shalinda Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shalinda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.62
  2. Laceysister · 0.62
  3. Nicolesister · 0.60
  4. Travisbrother · 0.60
  5. Coreybrother · 0.60
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.60

Where Shalinda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shalinda White0.80
    2. Shalinda Reyes0.80
    3. Shalinda Nguyen0.80
    4. Shalinda Moore0.80
    5. Shalinda Lee0.80
    6. Shalinda Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shalinda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.