Total births
91
Girls' name · since 1886
Pelagia
91 babies named Pelagia in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 91
- total births
- 1886–2019
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Pelagia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 91 have been recorded since 1886.
Pelagia has 91 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2019.
- 91 total births
- 1886–2019 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
91 girls have been named Pelagia since 1886, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2019.
- 91
- total births
- 1886–2019
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Pelagia was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
10 babies were named Pelagia in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Pelagia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pelagia's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pelagia at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1886
Pelagia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2019
- Peak year (1916)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Pelagia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Pelagia's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Pelagia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 31 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pelagia? ▼
Since 1886, Social Security records show 91 babies named Pelagia. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 10 births.
When was Pelagia most popular? ▼
Pelagia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Pelagia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pelagia since 1886 -- 134 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Pelagia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pella, Pelin, Pele, Pelia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Pelagia's data
- Pelagia's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pelagia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1886–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pelagia: Baby Name Since 1886 - 91 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pelagia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pelagia 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 June 2026.