Recorded 1953–1963 Girls' name Peak 1953 20 births

Cardella — girls' name

20 babies named Cardella in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s10
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Cardella was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cardella in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cardella

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Cardella between 1953 and 1963, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cardella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardella performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cardella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cardella 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 20 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.

Cardella at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

20

Since 1953

11 years of records

Peak year

1953

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1953

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1963

Cardella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1953

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1953)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 1963196019581953 5

Cardella by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 50% of Cardella's all-time total
1950s101960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cardella?
20 babies have been named Cardella since 1953. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1953 with 5 births.
When was Cardella most popular?
Cardella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Cardella been used?
Cardella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 11 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Cardella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1963 (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.