Girls' name · since 1915
Piedad
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Piedad, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Piedad is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 252 have been recorded since 1915.
Piedad has 252 recorded births among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 2008.
- #17,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 252 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piedad ranks #17,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Piedad's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Piedad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Piedad splits its recorded history at 1950: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Piedad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2008
- Peak year (1923)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Piedad by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Piedad's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Piedad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (27% of all-time use).
Piedad by state
Where Piedad concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.0% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
10 of 252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Piedad's data
- Piedad's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Piedads (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Piedad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1915–2008 (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 Piedad 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.