Recorded 1961–1990 Girls' name Peak 1979 210 births

Kelda — girls' name

210 babies named Kelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s521970s951980s581990s5

The verdict

210 girls have been named Kelda since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

210
total births
1961–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kelda was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kelda in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Kelda between 1961 and 1990, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kelda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelda 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 210 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.

Kelda at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

210

Since 1961

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1961

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1961

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 1990198319791975197119671961 7

Kelda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 45% of Kelda's all-time total
1960s521970s951980s581990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelda?
210 babies have been named Kelda since 1961. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1979 with 15 births.
When was Kelda most popular?
Kelda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Kelda been used?
Kelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 30 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, 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, 1961–1990 (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.