Recorded 1906–2001 Girls' name Peak 1922 410 births

Fidela — girls' name

410 babies named Fidela in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s691920s1331930s711940s501950s551960s111970s112000s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Fidela was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

21 babies were named Fidela in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fidela

The Social Security Administration has registered 410 babies named Fidela between 1906 and 2001, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fidela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fidela performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Fidela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 260 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fidela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fidela 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 410 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.

Fidela at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

410

Since 1906

96 years of records

Peak year

1922

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1906

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2001

Fidela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1906

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1922)
21
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Fidela by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
133 births that decade — 32% of Fidela's all-time total
1900s51910s691920s1331930s711940s501950s551960s111970s112000s5

Fidela by state

Where Fidela concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fidela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
260 63.4%
Texas share of Fidela's total US births 63.4%

260 of 410 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fidela?
410 babies have been named Fidela since 1906. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1922 with 21 births.
When was Fidela most popular?
Fidela was most popular in the 1920s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Fidela most popular?
The top states for the name Fidela are Texas (260 births).
How long has the name Fidela been used?
Fidela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 96 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Fidela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fidelia, Fidelis, Fidencia, Fidelina, and 1 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, 1906–2001 (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.