Girls' name · since 1880
Fidelia
732 babies named Fidelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fidelia currently ranks #10116 among girls' names in America, with 732 babies recorded since 1880.
Fidelia has 732 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10116 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #9,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 732 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fidelia ranks #9,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 732 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fidelia's 732 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Fidelia compares
732 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fidelia's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fidelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 732 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fidelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fidelia's full recorded timeline at 1940, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fidelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Fidelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Fidelia's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Fidelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s
1890s
54 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
106 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (18% of all-time use).
How Fidelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fidelia's total volume
Fidelia by state
Where Fidelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 7 | 1.0% |
24 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fidelia's data
- Fidelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Fidelias (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fidelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Fidelia 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.