Girls' name · since 1915
Casilda
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.
- #21,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
172 girls have been named Casilda since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Casilda recorded 172 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #21,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 172 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Casilda ranks #21,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Casilda's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Casilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Casilda's full recorded timeline at 1955, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Casilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1922)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Casilda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (39 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Casilda's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Casilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 39 births (23% of all-time use).
Casilda by state
Where Casilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Casilda's data
- Casilda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Casildas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Casilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Casilda 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.