Recorded 1915–1932 Girls' name Peak 1920 32 births

Relma — girls' name

32 babies named Relma in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s191930s7
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Relma was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Relma in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Relma

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Relma between 1915 and 1932, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Relma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Relma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Relma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Relma 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 32 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.

Relma at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

32

Since 1915

18 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1915

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1932

Relma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1915

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19321925192419201915 6

Relma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 59% of Relma's all-time total
1910s61920s191930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Relma?
32 babies have been named Relma since 1915. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Relma most popular?
Relma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Relma been used?
Relma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 18 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Relma?
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, 1915–1932 (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.