Recorded 1939–1956 Girls' name Peak 1949 26 births

Adelmira — girls' name

26 babies named Adelmira in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s111950s10
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Adelmira was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Adelmira in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelmira

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Adelmira between 1939 and 1956, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adelmira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelmira performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adelmira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Adelmira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelmira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adelmira at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

26

Since 1939

18 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1939

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1956

Adelmira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1939

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 19561953194919441939 5

Adelmira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 42% of Adelmira's all-time total
1930s51940s111950s10

Adelmira by state

Where Adelmira concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Adelmira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 76.9%
Texas share of Adelmira's total US births 76.9%

20 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelmira?
26 babies have been named Adelmira since 1939. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Adelmira most popular?
Adelmira was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Adelmira most popular?
The top states for the name Adelmira are Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Adelmira been used?
Adelmira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 18 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Adelmira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adeline, Adele, Adelaide, Adelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1939–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.