Girls' name · since 1899
Placida
158 babies named Placida in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
158 girls have been named Placida since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Placida recorded 158 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1955.
- #22,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Placida ranks #22,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Placida's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Placida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Placida's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Placida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1955
- Peak year (1917)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Placida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (66 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Placida's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Placida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 66 births (42% of all-time use).
Placida by state
Where Placida concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 11 | 7.0% |
11 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Placida's data
- Placida's decade-level peak was the 1920s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Placidas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico 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 Placida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1899–1955 (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 Placida 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.