Girls' name · since 1899
Louida
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Louida, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Louida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louida has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1925.
- #34,606 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louida ranks #34,606 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Louida's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Louida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Louida's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Louida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1925
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Louida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (26 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Louida's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Louida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 26 births (50% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Louida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1899–1925 (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 Louida 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.