Girls' name · since 1916
Amelda
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Amelda, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Amelda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 198 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amelda has been recorded 198 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1971.
- #19,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amelda ranks #19,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Amelda's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Amelda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amelda splits its recorded history at 1934: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amelda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1971
- Peak year (1942)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Amelda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (59 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Amelda's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Amelda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 59 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Amelda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amelda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1916–1971 (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 Amelda 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.