Girls' name · since 1914
Mardella
Mardella has 499 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mardella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 499 have been recorded since 1914.
Mardella has 499 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1974.
- #11,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 499 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mardella ranks #11,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 499 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mardella's 499 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Mardella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mardella's full recorded timeline at 1938, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mardella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1974
- Peak year (1933)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Mardella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (150 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Mardella's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mardella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 150 births (30% of all-time use).
Mardella by state
Where Mardella concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mardella's data
- Mardella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Mardellas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mardella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1914–1974 (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 Mardella 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.