ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1949 First Year 2006 Last Year 1971 Peak Year #2955 Peak Rank 525 Total Count 46 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Larinda What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. The Larinda is a recreational schooner inspired by the 1767 Boston schooner HMS Sultana. It was built over a period of twenty-six years in the backyard of its owner and launched in 1996\. It sank during Hurricane Juan on September 29, 2003, was raised a month later and eventually returned to service. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larinda) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larinda) 🏛️Origin & history The idea for a ship originated when owner and creator Larry Mahan was in the fourth grade. His dream was to build the biggest ship on Cape Cod . In 1970 at his new house in Marstons Mills , he began construction. Over the next 26 years, the ship was built by over 1,000 volunteers. The ship is 86 feet (26 m) long with a specialized reinforced concrete hull. 2,800 square feet (260 m 2 ) of red sail are also utilized. The figurehead is carved from a 100-year-old cypress tree. While the hull was inspired by the lines of the 1767 schooner Sultana , Larinda has a Chinese junk rig, a different deck l [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Larinda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/DSC01115_-_Tall_Ship_Larinda.jpg/330px-DSC01115_-_Tall_Ship_Larinda.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larinda) 📖 ## The Story of Larinda The earliest SSA record of Larinda as a baby girl name dates back to 1949, when 8 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Larinda — #2,955 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Larinda on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Larinda last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 525 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to 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 Larinda Phonetically similar names — useful when Larinda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Lorinda](/lorinda) * [Laurinda](/laurinda) * Llerena * [Lorena](/lorena) * [Laurena](/laurena) * Legenda * [Lawanda](/lawanda) * [Larena](/larena) * [Linda](/linda) * [Lucinda](/lucinda) * [Lynda](/lynda) * Lerna Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Larinda What does the name Larinda mean? The Larinda is a recreational schooner inspired by the 1767 Boston schooner HMS Sultana. It was built over a period of twenty-six years in the backyard of its owner and launched in 1996\. It sank during Hurricane Juan on September 29, 2003, was raised a month later and eventually returned to service. How popular is Larinda in 2026? In 2026, Larinda ranks #15,152 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Larinda most popular? Larinda reached its peak popularity in 1971, ranking #2,955 that year with 23 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Larinda most popular? Larinda has historically been most popular in Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Larinda. Is Larinda a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Larinda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Larinda? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Larinda include Deva, Mauri, Letticia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧DevaPeak #2955](/deva)[👧MauriPeak #2955](/mauri)[👧LetticiaPeak #2955](/letticia)[👧LatonaPeak #2955](/latona)[👧SherricePeak #2955](/sherrice)[👧AileePeak #2955](/ailee)[👧JaylaniePeak #2955](/jaylanie)[👧NaturePeak #2956](/nature) ## About the name Larinda Larinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 525 births in the dataset. Larinda's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #2,955\. Use the chart and map above to compare Larinda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1971 → ](/year/1971) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "L" → ](/letter/l) * [ 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.