Recorded 1907–1948 Girls' name Peak 1919 27 births

Relia — girls' name

27 babies named Relia in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s101920s61940s6
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Relia was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Relia in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Relia

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Relia between 1907 and 1948, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Relia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Relia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Relia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Relia 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 27 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.

Relia at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

27

Since 1907

42 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1907

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1948

Relia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1907

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 1948192119191907 5

Relia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 37% of Relia's all-time total
1900s51910s101920s61940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Relia?
27 babies have been named Relia since 1907. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Relia most popular?
Relia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Relia been used?
Relia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 42 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Relia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rella, Relda, Relena, Relinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1907–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.