Girls' name · since 1908
Ersilia
82 babies named Ersilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
82 girls have been named Ersilia since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ersilia has been recorded 82 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1955.
- #29,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ersilia ranks #29,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ersilia's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ersilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ersilia splits its recorded history at 1929: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ersilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1955
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ersilia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (37 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Ersilia's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ersilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 37 births (45% of all-time use).
Ersilia by state
Where Ersilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.1% |
5 of 82 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ersilia's data
- Ersilia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ersilias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ersilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
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, 1908–1955 (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 Ersilia 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.