Recorded 1917–1925 Girls' name Peak 1925 11 births

Comelia — girls' name

11 babies named Comelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Comelia was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Comelia in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Comelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Comelia between 1917 and 1925, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Comelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Comelia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Comelia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Comelia 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 11 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.

Comelia at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

11

Since 1917

9 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1917

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1925

Comelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1917

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19251917 5

Comelia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Comelia's all-time total
1910s51920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Comelia?
11 babies have been named Comelia since 1917. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Comelia most popular?
Comelia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Comelia been used?
Comelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 9 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Comelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Comfort, Comilla, Commie, Coma, 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, 1917–1925 (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.