Girls' name · since 1919
Nedda
Nedda has 108 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
108 girls have been named Nedda since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nedda has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1991.
- #26,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nedda ranks #26,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nedda's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nedda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nedda's full recorded timeline at 1955, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nedda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1991
- Peak year (1956)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Nedda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Nedda's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nedda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nedda's data
- Nedda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nedda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1919–1991 (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 Nedda 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.