Salinda
Salinda is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Salinda Dissanayake (1958–2019), Sri Lankan politician Salinda Ushan, Sri Lankan cricketer
Meaning & Origin of Salinda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salinda is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Salinda Dissanayake (1958–2019), Sri Lankan politician Salinda Ushan, Sri Lankan cricketer
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The Story of Salinda
Salinda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1944, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 11 Salindas were born — ranking #3,747 that year. As of 2026, Salinda ranks #15,491 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 207 Salindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Salinda
Salinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 207 births in the dataset. Salinda's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #3,747. Use the chart and map above to compare Salinda'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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