Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1918
Girdie
Girdie has 23 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 1918–1930
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
23 girls have been named Girdie since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Girdie has 23 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1918 to 1930.
- 23 total births
- 1918–1930 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Girdie since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1930.
- 23
- total births
- 1918–1930
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Girdie was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
7 babies were named Girdie in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Girdie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Girdie's full recorded timeline at 1926, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Girdie at a glance
Last recorded 1930Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Girdie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1930
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Girdie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Girdie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Girdie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Girdie? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 23 babies named Girdie. The most recent recorded year was 1930. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 7 births.
When was Girdie most popular? ▼
Girdie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Girdie been used? ▼
Records for Girdie go back to 1918, giving 13 years of history through 1930.
What names are similar to Girdie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Girl, Girtha, Girlie, Girtie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Girdie's data
- Girdie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Girdie
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Girtie Girl
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Compare Girdie side by side: Girdie vs Girl Girdie vs Girtha Girdie vs Girlie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1918–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Girdie: Baby Name Since 1918 - 23 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/girdie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Girdie 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 July 2026.