Girls' name · since 1924

Gudelia

61 babies named Gudelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,649 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1924
1990s
peak decade

Gudelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1924.

Gudelia has 61 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2001.

  • #32,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 61 born since 1924
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gudelia ranks #32,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.

#32,649 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1924
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gudelia's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Gudelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gudelia's full recorded timeline at 1976, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gudelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19241926195919651966197619911996199820002001 5

Gudelia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 31% of the file).

1990s was Gudelia's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Gudelia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Gudelia by state

Where Gudelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gudelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.2%
California share of Gudelia's total US births 8.2%

5 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gudelia?
61 babies have been named Gudelia since 1924. All-time, it sits at #32,649 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
Where does Gudelia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gudelia ranks #32,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gudelia most popular?
Gudelia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Gudelia most popular?
The top states for the name Gudelia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gudelia been used?
The SSA has tracked Gudelia since 1924 -- 78 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Gudelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gudrun, Gudalupe. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Gudelia's data

  • Gudelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Gudelias (5 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.

Keep exploring Gudelia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gudelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–2001 (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 Gudelia 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.