The baby name Blenda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈblɛn.də/ (BLEN-da).
Blenda is Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Blenda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈblɛn.də/ (BLEN-da).
Blenda is Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
Blenda is a Scandinavian feminine name, rooted in Swedish, from the verb blända “to dazzle, to blind,” cognate with German blenden; hence the meaning “dazzling.” Variants include the antiquarian Swedish form Blända, while Blenda is standard in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. It is unrelated to, though sometimes confused with, Brenda or Belinda. Nicknames are rare; Blen is occasionally used.
The name is anchored in the Småland legend of Blenda, a folk heroine who rallied the women of Värend to defeat a Danish raid while the men were away, a story later invoked to explain local inheritance rights. The legend’s 17th–19th‑century revival in chronicles, literature, and music spurred use, peaking around 1900. Today Blenda is uncommon yet recognizable in Sweden and occurs sporadically elsewhere in Scandinavia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #149 | 26 | 2,769 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #173 | 7 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #535 | 7 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #839 | 13 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #878 | 64 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #931 | 13 | 14,861 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
Blenda is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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