Girls' name · since 1880
Almeda
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 4,402 babies named Almeda, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,402
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Almeda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,402 have been recorded since 1880.
Almeda has 4,402 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1998.
- #2,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,402 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almeda ranks #2,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,402 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,402
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Almeda's 4,402 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Almeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Almeda's full recorded timeline at 1933, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Almeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1998
- Peak year (1921)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Almeda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Almeda's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Almeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 242
1880s
242 births
- 1890s 311
1890s
311 births
- 1900s 386
1900s
386 births
- 1910s
1910s
987 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,051 births
- 1930s
1930s
608 births
- 1940s 352
1940s
352 births
- 1950s 219
1950s
219 births
- 1960s 126
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,051 births (24% of all-time use).
How Almeda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Almeda's total volume
Almeda by state
Where Almeda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 312 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 158 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 112 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 97 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 93 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 73 | 1.7% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 57 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 51 | 1.2% |
312 of 4,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Almeda appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Almeda's data
- Almeda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,051 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Almedas (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Almeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1880–1998 (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 Almeda 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.