Girls' name · since 1914
Audelia
741 babies named Audelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 741
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Audelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 741 recorded since 1914.
Audelia has 741 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2023.
- #9,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 741 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Audelia ranks #9,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 741 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 741
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Audelia's 741 recorded births place it above 87.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Audelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Audelia's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Audelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2023
- Peak year (1928)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Audelia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (146 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Audelia's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Audelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
146 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 146 births (20% of all-time use).
How Audelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Audelia's total volume
Audelia by state
Where Audelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 385 | 52.0% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.0% |
385 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Audelia's data
- Audelia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Audelias (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Audelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1914–2023 (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 Audelia 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.