US rank #15395 Girls' name Peak 1922 172 births

Casilda — #15395 US girls' name

172 babies named Casilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s241930s191940s181950s391960s121970s271980s122020s11
#15395
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Casilda was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Casilda in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Casilda between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Casilda currently holds the #15395 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casilda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Casilda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Casilda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casilda 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 172 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.

Casilda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

172

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#15,395

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Casilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Casilda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
39 births that decade — 23% of Casilda's all-time total
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Casilda by state

Where Casilda concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Casilda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.9%
New York share of Casilda's total US births 2.9%

5 of 172 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casilda?
172 babies have been named Casilda since 1915. It currently ranks #15395 among girls. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Casilda most popular?
Casilda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Casilda most popular?
The top states for the name Casilda are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Casilda been used?
Casilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Casilda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cassandra, Casey, Cassidy, Cassie, 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, 1915–2024 (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.