Recorded 1917–2004 Girls' name Peak 1976 655 births

Edelmira — girls' name

655 babies named Edelmira in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s521930s771940s921950s1101960s691970s961980s881990s462000s15
1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Edelmira was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

17 babies were named Edelmira in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edelmira

The Social Security Administration has registered 655 babies named Edelmira between 1917 and 2004, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edelmira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edelmira performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Edelmira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Edelmira in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edelmira 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 655 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.

Edelmira at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

655

Since 1917

88 years of records

Peak year

1976

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1917

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2004

Edelmira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1917

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1976)
17
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
05101520 200419881979196919591950194019291917 5

Edelmira by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
110 births that decade — 17% of Edelmira's all-time total
1910s101920s521930s771940s921950s1101960s691970s961980s881990s462000s15

Edelmira by state

Where Edelmira concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Edelmira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
216 33.0%
#2 California
74 11.3%
Texas share of Edelmira's total US births 33.0%
Even split

216 of 655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edelmira?
655 babies have been named Edelmira since 1917. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1976 with 17 births.
When was Edelmira most popular?
Edelmira was most popular in the 1950s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Edelmira most popular?
The top states for the name Edelmira are Texas (216 births), California (74 births).
How long has the name Edelmira been used?
Edelmira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 88 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Edelmira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eden, Edelyn, Edell, Edeline, 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, 1917–2004 (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.