Recorded 1923–1932 Girls' name Peak 1927 18 births

Armelda — girls' name

18 babies named Armelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Armelda since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1932.

18
total births
1923–1932
years on record
1920s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Armelda was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Armelda in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Armelda between 1923 and 1932, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Armelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armelda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Armelda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armelda 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 18 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.

Armelda at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

18

Since 1923

10 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1923

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1932

Armelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1923

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Armelda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 72% of Armelda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armelda?
18 babies have been named Armelda since 1923. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Armelda most popular?
Armelda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Armelda been used?
Armelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 10 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Armelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armani, Armida, Armoni, Arminda, and 4 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, 1923–1932 (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.