Recorded 1924–2001 Girls' name Peak 1998 61 births

Gudelia — girls' name

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.

1920s111950s61960s101970s51990s192000s10
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gudelia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gudelia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gudelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Gudelia between 1924 and 2001, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gudelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gudelia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gudelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gudelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gudelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gudelia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

61

Since 1924

78 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1924

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2001

Gudelia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Gudelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 31% of Gudelia's all-time total
1920s111950s61960s101970s51990s192000s10

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. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
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?
Gudelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 78 years of data through 2001.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.