Girls' name · since 1886
Alwilda
312 babies named Alwilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alwilda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 312 recorded since 1886.
Alwilda has 312 recorded births among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 1940.
- #15,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwilda ranks #15,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alwilda's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Alwilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alwilda's full recorded timeline at 1921, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alwilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1940
- Peak year (1918)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Alwilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (109 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Alwilda's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Alwilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
105 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 109 births (35% of all-time use).
Alwilda by state
Where Alwilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 3.2% |
10 of 312 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alwilda's data
- Alwilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Alwildas (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alwilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1886–1940 (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 Alwilda 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.