Jalinda
A feminine name of Native American origin meaning "flower from the valley".
Name Census estimates that about 49 living Americans carry the first name Jalinda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jalinda today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jalinda births was 1991 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jalinda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jalinda. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
49
~ 1 in 6,994,986 Americans
Peak year
1991
7 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2013 SSA rank
#17,677
Tracked since 1957
Census
Jalinda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 175 people with the first name Jalinda, which placed it at #41,669 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,669
National first-name rank
People counted
175
175 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jalinda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jalinda is Black at 40.0%. The next largest groups are White (39.4%) and Hispanic (14.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jalinda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jalinda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.0% · 70
- White39.4% · 69
- Hispanic or Latino14.9% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 4
- Two or more races2.3% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
Popularity
Jalinda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jalinda from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 16 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jalinda remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jalinda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jalinda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jalinda
The name Jalinda is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, with roots in the Sanskrit language. It is a feminine name that can be traced back to ancient Hindu texts and scriptures from as early as the 5th century BCE.
One of the earliest known references to the name Jalinda can be found in the Mahabharata, a revered Hindu epic poem composed between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE. The name appears to be derived from the Sanskrit words "jal," meaning water or liquid, and "indra," which refers to the king of the gods in Hindu mythology.
During the medieval period, the name Jalinda gained popularity among the royal and aristocratic families of the Indian subcontinent. One of the most notable historical figures bearing this name was Jalinda Devi, a Rajput princess who lived in the 12th century CE. She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and courage, and her story has been celebrated in various folk tales and ballads.
In the 16th century, a mystic and spiritual leader named Jalinda Swami played a significant role in spreading the teachings of Bhakti, a Hindu devotional tradition. Her poems and hymns, which focused on devotion to the divine, are still widely recited and studied by followers of Hinduism.
Another notable figure with the name Jalinda was Jalinda Kumari, a philanthropist and social reformer who lived in the late 19th century. She dedicated her life to improving the education and living conditions of underprivileged women and children in India, establishing several schools and orphanages.
In more recent times, Jalinda Basu, a prominent Indian actress and dancer from the mid-20th century, gained recognition for her performances in classical Indian dance forms such as Kathak and Bharatanatyam. She was born in 1920 and passed away in 2002, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of performing arts.
While the name Jalinda has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, it has also been adopted and used in various other cultures and regions around the world, although its prevalence and popularity may vary.
People
Jalinda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jalinda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalinda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 49 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jalinda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,994,986 US residents.
Is Jalinda a common name?
We classify Jalinda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 53 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jalinda most popular?
The single biggest year for Jalinda was 1991, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jalinda is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jalinda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 175 people with the name Jalinda, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,669 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jalinda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jalinda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jalinda appears almost entirely female. Of the 171 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jalinda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jalinda is Black at 40.0%. The next largest groups are White (39.4%) and Hispanic (14.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jalinda most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jalinda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.0% (70 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jalinda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jalinda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jalinda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jalinda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jalinda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jalinda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jalinda as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jalinda, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.