Recorded 1923–1961 Girls' name Peak 1923 89 births

Nalda — girls' name

89 babies named Nalda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s511930s181940s141960s6
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nalda was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nalda in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalda

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Nalda between 1923 and 1961, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nalda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalda 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 89 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.

Nalda at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

89

Since 1923

39 years of records

Peak year

1923

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1923

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1961

Nalda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1923

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1923)
15
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19611948194519381937193519291928192719261923 15

Nalda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 57% of Nalda's all-time total
1920s511930s181940s141960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalda?
89 babies have been named Nalda since 1923. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1923 with 15 births.
When was Nalda most popular?
Nalda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Nalda been used?
Nalda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 39 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Nalda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Nallely, Naliyah, 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, 1923–1961 (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.