Girls' name · since 1906
Griselda
Griselda has 9,124 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,124
- born since 1906
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Griselda is the #3302 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,124 recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Griselda recorded 9,124 times among girls since 1906, holding rank #3302 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #1,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,302 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,124 born since 1906
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griselda ranks #1,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,302 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,124 born since 1906, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,124
- born since 1906
- 1990s
- peak decade
Griselda's 9,124 recorded births place it above 97.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Griselda compares
9,124 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Griselda's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Griselda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,124 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 307 | 21 | 19,840 |
Griselda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Griselda's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 307, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Griselda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 307
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Griselda popularity over time - boys
61 total births recorded since 1973 (Griselda as boys' name)
Griselda by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,299 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Griselda's strongest decade.
2,299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Griselda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 77
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 208
1950s
208 births
- 1960s 550
1960s
550 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,703 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,231 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,299 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,227 births
- 2010s 489
2010s
489 births
- 2020s 266
2020s
266 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,299 births (25% of all-time use).
How Griselda 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 Griselda's total volume
Griselda by state
Where Griselda concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,864 | 42.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,411 | 26.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 529 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 207 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 128 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 97 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 56 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 48 | 0.5% |
3,864 of 9,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Griselda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Griselda's data
- Griselda's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,299 total births); usage has since declined to 266 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Griseldas (3,864 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Griselda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Griselda 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.