Balbina
Balbina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Ancient Roman.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Balbina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Balbina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Italian
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Balbina
American parents first put Balbina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1896, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 18 Balbinas were born — ranking #1,800 that year. About 33% of every Balbina on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Balbina last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 325 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Balbina
Balbina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Balbina's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,800. Use the chart and map above to compare Balbina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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