Recorded 1915–1927 Girls' name Peak 1924 59 births

Elmeda — girls' name

59 babies named Elmeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s34
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Elmeda was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elmeda in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elmeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Elmeda between 1915 and 1927, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elmeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmeda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elmeda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elmeda 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 59 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.

Elmeda at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

59

Since 1915

13 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1915

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1927

Elmeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1915

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 192719261924192319201919191819171915 7

Elmeda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 58% of Elmeda's all-time total
1910s251920s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elmeda?
59 babies have been named Elmeda since 1915. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Elmeda most popular?
Elmeda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Elmeda been used?
Elmeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 13 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Elmeda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elma, Elmira, Elmer, Elmina, 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, 1915–1927 (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.