Recorded 1917–1996 Girls' name Peak 1950 293 births

Jilda — girls' name

293 babies named Jilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s381930s161940s501950s971960s491970s101980s51990s8
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.

What the Data Says About Jilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Jilda between 1917 and 1996, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jilda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jilda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jilda 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 293 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.

Jilda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

293

Since 1917

80 years of records

Peak year

1950

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1917

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 1996

Jilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1917

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1950)
16
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
05101520 199619641959195419491943192919211917 5

Jilda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
97 births that decade — 33% of Jilda's all-time total
1910s201920s381930s161940s501950s971960s491970s101980s51990s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jilda?
293 babies have been named Jilda since 1917. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1950 with 16 births.
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.

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, 1917–1996 (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.