Recorded 1914–1957 Boys' name Peak 1919 124 births

Felder — boys' name

124 babies named Felder in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s521930s211940s121950s15
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Felder was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Felder in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felder

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Felder between 1914 and 1957, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Felder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felder performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Felder shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Felder in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felder 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 124 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.

Felder at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

124

Since 1914

44 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1914

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1957

Felder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1914

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 1957194919361928192319201914 6

Felder by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 42% of Felder's all-time total
1910s241920s521930s211940s121950s15

Felder by state

Where Felder concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Felder
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 4.0%
#2 South Carolina
5 4.0%
Georgia share of Felder's total US births 4.0%
Even split

5 of 124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felder?
124 babies have been named Felder since 1914. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Felder most popular?
Felder was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Felder most popular?
The top states for the name Felder are Georgia (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Felder been used?
Felder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 44 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Felder?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felix, Felipe, Felton, Feliciano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1957 (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.