Girls' name · since 1887
Ouida
Ouida has 4,886 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,886
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ouida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,886 recorded since 1887.
Ouida has 4,886 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1995.
- #2,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,886 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ouida ranks #2,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,886 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,886
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ouida's 4,886 recorded births place it above 96.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ouida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ouida's full recorded timeline at 1936, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ouida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1995
- Peak year (1924)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Ouida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,347 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Ouida's strongest decade.
1,347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ouida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 123
1890s
123 births
- 1900s 217
1900s
217 births
- 1910s
1910s
757 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,347 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,027 births
- 1940s
1940s
598 births
- 1950s 439
1950s
439 births
- 1960s 220
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,347 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ouida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ouida's total volume
Ouida by state
Where Ouida concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 852 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 604 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 569 | 11.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 400 | 8.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 358 | 7.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 231 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 152 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 36 | 0.7% |
852 of 4,886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ouida appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ouida's data
- Ouida's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,347 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ouidas (852 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Ouida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1887–1995 (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 Ouida 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.