Recorded 1908–1955 Girls' name Peak 1918 82 births

Ersilia — girls' name

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.

1900s51910s81920s371930s271950s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ersilia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ersilia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ersilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Ersilia between 1908 and 1955, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ersilia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ersilia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ersilia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ersilia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ersilia 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 82 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.

Ersilia at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

82

Since 1908

48 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1908

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1955

Ersilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1908

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
456789 19551935193119291926192419181908 5

Ersilia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 45% of Ersilia's all-time total
1900s51910s81920s371930s271950s5

Ersilia by state

Where Ersilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ersilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.1%
New York share of Ersilia's total US births 6.1%

5 of 82 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ersilia?
82 babies have been named Ersilia since 1908. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Ersilia most popular?
Ersilia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Ersilia most popular?
The top states for the name Ersilia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ersilia been used?
Ersilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 48 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Ersilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ersie, Ersel, Ersa, Ersula, and 3 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, 1908–1955 (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.