Girls' name · since 1922
Bacilia
16 babies named Bacilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #48,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Bacilia since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bacilia has 16 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1930.
- #48,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bacilia ranks #48,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bacilia's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bacilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bacilia splits its recorded history at 1925: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bacilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1930
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Bacilia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Bacilia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Bacilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Bacilia by state
Where Bacilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 31.3% |
5 of 16 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bacilia's data
- Bacilia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Bacilias (5 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.
Keep exploring Bacilia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bacilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1922–1930 (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 Bacilia 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.