Amelda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Amelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Amelda between 1916 and 1971, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amelda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Amelda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amelda 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 198 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.