Total births
300
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.
- 300
- total births
- 1882–1949
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that 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.
- 300 total births
- 1882–1949 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
300 girls have been named Edla since 1882, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1949.
- 300
- total births
- 1882–1949
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Edla was born in this single decade.
1914
Single peak year
14 babies were named Edla in 1914 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1882
Edla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1949
- Peak year (1914)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Edla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s 29
1890s
29 births
- 1900s
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 91 births (30% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1949. 14 babies were born in 1914, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Edla
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Edla: Baby Name Since 1882 - 300 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/edla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.