Recorded 1886–1940 Girls' name Peak 1918 312 births

Alwilda — girls' name

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.

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1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Alwilda was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

25 babies were named Alwilda in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alwilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Alwilda between 1886 and 1940, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alwilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alwilda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alwilda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alwilda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alwilda 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 312 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.

Alwilda at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

312

Since 1886

55 years of records

Peak year

1918

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1886

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1940

Alwilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1886

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1918)
25
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Alwilda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 35% of Alwilda's all-time total
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Alwilda by state

Where Alwilda concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alwilda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 3.2%
Pennsylvania share of Alwilda's total US births 3.2%

10 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alwilda?
312 babies have been named Alwilda since 1886. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1918 with 25 births.
When was Alwilda most popular?
Alwilda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Alwilda most popular?
The top states for the name Alwilda are Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Alwilda been used?
Alwilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 55 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Alwilda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alwine, Alwyn, Alwina, Alwillie, and 1 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, 1886–1940 (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.