Recorded 1909–2015 Girls' name Peak 1929 188 births

Castella — girls' name

188 babies named Castella in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Castella was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

9 babies were named Castella in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Castella

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Castella between 1909 and 2015, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Castella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Castella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Castella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Castella 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 188 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.

Castella at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

188

Since 1909

107 years of records

Peak year

1929

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1909

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2015

Castella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1909

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1929)
9
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Castella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
61 births that decade — 32% of Castella's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Castella?
188 babies have been named Castella since 1909. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1929 with 9 births.
When was Castella most popular?
Castella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Castella been used?
Castella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 107 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Castella?
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, 1909–2015 (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.