Laurinda
Lorinda and Laurinda are female first names. Notable people with the names include:
Meaning & Origin of Laurinda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorinda and Laurinda are female first names. Notable people with the names include:
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The Story of Laurinda
Laurinda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 56 Laurindas were born — ranking #1,488 that year. As of 2026, Laurinda ranks #15,352 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Laurindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Laurinda
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Laura Cardoso (born Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso, born 1927), Brazilian actress
- Laurinda Cardoso (born 1975), Angolan lawyer
- Lorinda Cherry (1944–2022), American computer scientist
- Lorinda de Roulet (born 1931/1932), American philanthropist
- Anna Etheridge (born Lorinda Anna Blair; 1839–1913), American Civil War nurse
- Laurinda Hope Spear (born 1950), American architect
- Laurinda Jaffe (born 1952), American biologist
- Lorinda Munson Bryant (1855–1933), American writer and educator
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Names that sound like Laurinda
Phonetically similar names — useful when Laurinda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Laurinda
Laurinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Laurinda's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #1,488. Use the chart and map above to compare Laurinda'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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