Girls' name · since 1894
Ilda
1,522 babies named Ilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,522
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ilda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,522 recorded since 1894.
Ilda has 1,522 recorded births among girls since 1894, 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 1894 to 2024.
- #5,644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,522 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilda ranks #5,644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,522 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,522
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ilda's 1,522 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilda splits its recorded history at 1961: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Ilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (216 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Ilda's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Ilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 73
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
216 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s
1960s
140 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 216 births (14% of all-time use).
How Ilda 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 Ilda's total volume
Ilda by state
Where Ilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 211 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
211 of 1,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilda's data
- Ilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ildas (211 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 Ilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1894–2024 (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 Ilda 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.