Total births
293
Girls' name · since 1917
Jilda
Jilda has 293 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 293
- total births
- 1917–1996
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Jilda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 293 have been recorded since 1917.
Jilda has 293 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1996.
- 293 total births
- 1917–1996 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
293 girls have been named Jilda since 1917, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1996.
- 293
- total births
- 1917–1996
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Jilda was born in this single decade.
1950
Single peak year
16 babies were named Jilda in 1950 - its busiest year on record.
Jilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jilda's full recorded timeline at 1950, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jilda at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1950
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Jilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1996
- Peak year (1950)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Jilda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Jilda's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 97 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jilda? ▼
Jilda has been given to 293 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 16 babies were born in 1950, its single highest year.
When was Jilda most popular? ▼
Jilda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Jilda been used? ▼
Jilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 80 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Jilda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jill, Jillian, Jilian, Jillene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jilda's data
- Jilda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jilda
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jilda: Baby Name Since 1917 - 293 Births, Peak 1950." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jilda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jilda 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 July 2026.