Recorded 1906–1906 Girls' name Peak 1906 6 births

Nellda — girls' name

6 babies named Nellda in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1906. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s6
1900s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nellda was born in this single decade.

1906
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nellda in 1906 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nellda

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Nellda between 1906 and 1906, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nellda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1906. The name reached its historical peak in 1906, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nellda performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nellda 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 6 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.

Nellda at a glance

Last recorded 1906

Total births

6

Since 1906

1 years of records

Peak year

1906

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1906

Active since

1906

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1906

Nellda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1906

Last recorded 1906
Peak year (1906)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1906 6

Nellda by decade

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

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
6 births that decade — 100% of Nellda's all-time total
1900s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nellda?
6 babies have been named Nellda since 1906. It was last recorded in 1906. The peak year was 1906 with 6 births.
When was Nellda most popular?
Nellda was most popular in the 1900s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1906.
How long has the name Nellda been used?
Nellda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 1 years of data through 1906.
What names are similar to Nellda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nellie, Nell, Nelda, Nelly, 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, 1906–1906 (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.