Kalinda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-LIN-duh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Kalinda is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kalinda come from?
Sanskrit: probably from Sanskrit kalinda, linked to the river Kalindi
Is Kalinda a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalinda is a girls' name.
How popular is Kalinda in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Kalinda in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalinda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Names like Kalinda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Aisha, Krisha, Karina, Anika, Kiana, Asha, Samantha, Sasha, Isha, Kira, Brianna
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalinda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalinda, updated 20 October 2026.