Recorded 1890–1923 Girls' name Peak 1920 40 births

Marilda — girls' name

40 babies named Marilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101910s161920s14
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Marilda was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marilda in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Marilda between 1890 and 1923, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marilda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marilda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marilda 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 40 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.

Marilda at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

40

Since 1890

34 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1890

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1923

Marilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1890

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Marilda by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 40% of Marilda's all-time total
1890s101910s161920s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marilda?
40 babies have been named Marilda since 1890. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Marilda most popular?
Marilda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Marilda been used?
Marilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 34 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Marilda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, 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, 1890–1923 (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.