Girls' name · since 1884
Fleda
Fleda has 432 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
432 girls have been named Fleda since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fleda has been recorded 432 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1954.
- #12,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 432 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fleda ranks #12,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fleda's 432 recorded births place it above 82.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fleda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fleda splits its recorded history at 1919: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fleda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1954
- Peak year (1922)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Fleda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (126 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Fleda's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Fleda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 35
1890s
35 births
- 1900s
1900s
57 births
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
126 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 126 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fleda's data
- Fleda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fleda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1884–1954 (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 Fleda 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.