Cardelia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cardelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Cardelia between 1903 and 1971, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cardelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardelia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cardelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cardelia 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 140 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.