Girls' name · since 1902
Mafalda
1,279 babies named Mafalda in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,279
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mafalda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,279 recorded since 1902.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mafalda has been recorded 1,279 times among girls since 1902, 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 1902 to 1937.
- #6,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,279 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mafalda ranks #6,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,279 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,279
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mafalda's 1,279 recorded births place it above 91.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Mafalda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mafalda's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mafalda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1937
- Peak year (1925)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Mafalda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (674 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Mafalda's strongest decade.
674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Mafalda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
444 births
- 1920s
1920s
674 births
- 1930s 143
1930s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 674 births (53% of all-time use).
How Mafalda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mafalda's total volume
Mafalda by state
Where Mafalda concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 331 | 25.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 230 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 123 | 9.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 105 | 8.2% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | | 36 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.5% |
331 of 1,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mafalda's data
- Mafalda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (674 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mafaldas (331 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Mafalda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1902–1937 (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 Mafalda 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.