Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1987 16 births

Iselda — girls' name

16 babies named Iselda in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s62000s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Iselda was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Iselda in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iselda

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Iselda between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iselda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iselda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iselda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iselda 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 16 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.

Iselda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

16

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Iselda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 200119871975 5

Iselda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 38% of Iselda's all-time total
1970s51980s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iselda?
16 babies have been named Iselda since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Iselda most popular?
Iselda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Iselda been used?
Iselda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Iselda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isela, Isel, Isella, Isebella, and 4 more. 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, 1975–2001 (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.