Girls' name · since 1917
Arnelda
10 babies named Arnelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Arnelda since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnelda has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1921.
- #54,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnelda ranks #54,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #54,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arnelda's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arnelda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arnelda's full recorded timeline at 1921, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births.
Arnelda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1921
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Arnelda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Arnelda's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Arnelda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arnelda's data
- Arnelda's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arnelda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1917–1921 (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 Arnelda 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.