Girls' name · since 1902
Relda
Relda has 565 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
565 girls have been named Relda since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Relda has been recorded 565 times among girls since 1902, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1964.
- #10,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Relda ranks #10,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Relda's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Relda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Relda's full recorded timeline at 1936, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Relda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1964
- Peak year (1942)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Relda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Relda's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Relda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
109 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (24% of all-time use).
How Relda 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 Relda's total volume
Relda by state
Where Relda concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 1.4% |
13 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Relda's data
- Relda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Reldas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Relda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1902–1964 (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 Relda 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.