ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1966 First Year 2018 Last Year 1982 Peak Year #3530 Peak Rank 404 Total Count 40 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kalinda What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Calinda is a martial art, as well as a kind of folk music and war dance in the Caribbean which arose in the 1720s. It was brought to the Caribbean by Africans in the transatlantic slave trade and is based on native African combat dances. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinda) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinda) 🏛️Origin & history Caribbean stick fight Calinda is a kind of stick-fighting commonly seen practiced during Trinidad and Tobago Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago . French planters with their slaves, free coloureds and mulattos from neighboring islands of Grenada , Guadeloupe , Martinique and Dominica migrated to Trinidad during the Cedula of Population in 1783\. Carnival had arrived with the French, and slaves who could not participate formed a parallel celebration (which eventually became known as Canboulay between 1858 and 1884). After the Emancipation of Slavery in 1833, a lead v [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Kalinda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Calinda-Dumoulin-IMG_5527.JPG/330px-Calinda-Dumoulin-IMG_5527.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinda) 📖 ## The Story of Kalinda American parents first put Kalinda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 23 Kalindas were born — ranking #3,530 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Kalindas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 404 Kalindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kalinda Phonetically similar names — useful when Kalinda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Kolenda * Calando * Collina * [Galinda](/galinda) * Calander * Caliente * Callender * [Kalina](/kalina) * Colonia * Colona * [Calandra](/calandra) * Calada Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kalinda What does the name Kalinda mean? Calinda is a martial art, as well as a kind of folk music and war dance in the Caribbean which arose in the 1720s. It was brought to the Caribbean by Africans in the transatlantic slave trade and is based on native African combat dances. How popular is Kalinda in 2026? In 2026, Kalinda ranks #10,541 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year. When was Kalinda most popular? Kalinda reached its peak popularity in 1982, ranking #3,530 that year with 23 babies given the name. Is Kalinda a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Kalinda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Kalinda? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kalinda include Lanee, Kally, Jonica. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧LaneePeak #3530](/lanee)[👧KallyPeak #3530](/kally)[👧JonicaPeak #3530](/jonica)[👧KanyaPeak #3530](/kanya)[👧ShimekaPeak #3530](/shimeka)[👧LakreshaPeak #3530](/lakresha)[👧ShekiaPeak #3530](/shekia)[👧JosselinePeak #3530](/josseline) ## About the name Kalinda Kalinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 404 births in the dataset. Kalinda's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #3,530\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalinda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1982 → ](/year/1982) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.