Girls' name · since 1905
Felma
Felma has 113 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
113 girls have been named Felma since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Felma recorded 113 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1939.
- #25,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 113 born since 1905
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felma ranks #25,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1905, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
Felma's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Felma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Felma splits its recorded history at 1919: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Felma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1939
- Peak year (1915)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Felma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (50 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Felma's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Felma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 50 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Felma's data
- Felma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1905–1939 (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 Felma 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.