Recorded 1905–1939 Girls' name Peak 1915 113 births

Felma — girls' name

113 babies named Felma in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s151910s501920s331930s15
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Felma was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

12 babies were named Felma in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felma

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Felma between 1905 and 1939, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felma performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Felma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felma 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 113 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.

Felma at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

113

Since 1905

35 years of records

Peak year

1915

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1905

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1939

Felma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1905

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1915)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 1939192719211918191519071905 5

Felma by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
50 births that decade — 44% of Felma's all-time total
1900s151910s501920s331930s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felma?
113 babies have been named Felma since 1905. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1915 with 12 births.
When was Felma most popular?
Felma was most popular in the 1910s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Felma been used?
Felma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 35 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Felma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Felicity, Felecia, Felisha, 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, 1905–1939 (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.