Girls' name · since 1912
Jadwiga
85 babies named Jadwiga in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
85 girls have been named Jadwiga since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jadwiga recorded 85 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1922.
- #28,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadwiga ranks #28,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Jadwiga's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Jadwiga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jadwiga's full recorded timeline at 1917, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jadwiga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1922
- Peak year (1917)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jadwiga by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (71 births, 84% of the file).
1910s was Jadwiga's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Jadwiga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 71 births (84% of all-time use).
Jadwiga by state
Where Jadwiga concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 5.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 5.9% |
5 of 85 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jadwiga's data
- Jadwiga's decade-level peak was the 1910s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Jadwigas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jadwiga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1912–1922 (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 Jadwiga 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.