Relda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Relda

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Relda between 1902 and 1964, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Relda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Relda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Relda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Relda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Relda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 565 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.