Recorded 1919–2010 Girls' name Peak 1974 1,651 births

Criselda — girls' name

1,651 babies named Criselda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s111930s351940s691950s1981960s3401970s4871980s3031990s1422000s552010s5
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Criselda was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

60 babies were named Criselda in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Criselda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,651 babies named Criselda between 1919 and 2010, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Criselda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Criselda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 487 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Criselda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Criselda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Criselda 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 1,651 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.

Criselda at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

1,651

Since 1919

92 years of records

Peak year

1974

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1919

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2010

Criselda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1919

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1974)
60
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Criselda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
487 births that decade — 29% of Criselda's all-time total
1910s61920s111930s351940s691950s1981960s3401970s4871980s3031990s1422000s552010s5

Criselda by state

Where Criselda concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Criselda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,196 72.4%
#2 California
51 3.1%
#3 Illinois
5 0.3%
Texas share of Criselda's total US births 72.4%
Even split

1,196 of 1,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Criselda?
1,651 babies have been named Criselda since 1919. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1974 with 60 births.
When was Criselda most popular?
Criselda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 487 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Criselda most popular?
The top states for the name Criselda are Texas (1,196 births), California (51 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Criselda been used?
Criselda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 92 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Criselda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Cristin, 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, 1919–2010 (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.