Girls' name · since 1906
Nellda
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 6 babies named Nellda, peaking in 1906. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #60,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6
- born since 1906
- 1900s
- peak decade
Nellda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6 have been recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nellda has been recorded 6 times among girls since 1906, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1900s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1906.
- #60,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6 born since 1906
- 1900s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nellda ranks #60,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1906, peaking in the 1900s.
- #60,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6
- born since 1906
- 1900s
- peak decade
Nellda's 6 recorded births place it above 14.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nellda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1906
- Peak year (1906)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Nellda by decade
1900s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).
1900s was Nellda's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nellda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nellda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1906)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1906–1906 (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 Nellda 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.