Girls' name · since 1882

Edla

300 babies named Edla in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,894 of 72,339
all-time among girls
300
born since 1882
1910s
peak decade

300 girls have been named Edla since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Edla has 300 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1949.

  • #15,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 300 born since 1882
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edla ranks #15,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.

#15,894 of 72,339
all-time among girls
300
born since 1882
1910s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Edla's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Edla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Edla splits its recorded history at 1916: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Edla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1914)
14
Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
46810121416 188218931902191219171922192819441949 5

Edla by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (91 births, 30% of the file).

1910s was Edla's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Edla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 91 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edla? ▼
Edla has been given to 300 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,894 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 14 babies were born in 1914, its single highest year.
Where does Edla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edla ranks #15,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Edla most popular? ▼
Edla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Edla been used? ▼
Edla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 68 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Edla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edlyn, Edlin, Edlynn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Edla's data

  • Edla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Edla

Nearby Names Like Edla

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Edla

Edlyn Girl
496 births
Edlin Girl
289 births
Edlynn Girl
#16460 16 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Edla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–1949 (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 Edla 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.