Recorded 1889–1955 Girls' name Peak 1925 239 births

Armilda — girls' name

239 babies named Armilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s101910s481920s1091930s511940s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Armilda was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

19 babies were named Armilda in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Armilda between 1889 and 1955, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Armilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armilda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Armilda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Armilda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armilda 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 239 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.

Armilda at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

239

Since 1889

67 years of records

Peak year

1925

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1889

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1955

Armilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1889

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1925)
19
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 19551936193119271923191919131889 5

Armilda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 46% of Armilda's all-time total
1880s51890s101910s481920s1091930s511940s111950s5

Armilda by state

Where Armilda concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Armilda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
6 2.5%
West Virginia share of Armilda's total US births 2.5%

6 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armilda?
239 babies have been named Armilda since 1889. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1925 with 19 births.
When was Armilda most popular?
Armilda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Armilda most popular?
The top states for the name Armilda are West Virginia (6 births).
How long has the name Armilda been used?
Armilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 67 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Armilda?
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, 1889–1955 (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.