Recorded 1914–2023 Girls' name Peak 1928 741 births

Audelia — girls' name

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.

1910s111920s1211930s1291940s1461950s811960s351970s361980s621990s412000s332010s262020s20
1940s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Audelia was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

26 babies were named Audelia in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Audelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 741 babies named Audelia between 1914 and 2023, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Audelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Audelia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Audelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 385 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Audelia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Audelia 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 741 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.

Audelia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

741

Since 1914

110 years of records

Peak year

1928

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1914

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2023

Audelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1914

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1928)
26
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Audelia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
146 births that decade — 20% of Audelia's all-time total
1910s111920s1211930s1291940s1461950s811960s351970s361980s621990s412000s332010s262020s20

Audelia by state

Where Audelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Audelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
385 52.0%
#2 California
15 2.0%
Texas share of Audelia's total US births 52.0%
Even split

385 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Audelia?
741 babies have been named Audelia since 1914. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1928 with 26 births.
When was Audelia most popular?
Audelia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Audelia most popular?
The top states for the name Audelia are Texas (385 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Audelia been used?
Audelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 110 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Audelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Audrey, Audra, Audrina, Audriana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–2023 (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.