Girls' name · since 1939
Adelmira
Adelmira has 26 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Adelmira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelmira has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1956.
- #42,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelmira ranks #42,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #42,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Adelmira's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Adelmira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adelmira's full recorded timeline at 1949, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adelmira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1956
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Adelmira by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 42% of the file).
1940s was Adelmira's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Adelmira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
Adelmira by state
Where Adelmira concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 76.9% |
20 of 26 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adelmira's data
- Adelmira's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adelmiras (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adelmira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adelmira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.