Recorded 1915–1958 Girls' name Peak 1939 37 births

Rhelda — girls' name

37 babies named Rhelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

37 girls have been named Rhelda since 1915, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1958.

37
total births
1915–1958
years on record
1930s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rhelda was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rhelda in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Rhelda between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhelda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rhelda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rhelda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhelda 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 37 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.

Rhelda at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

37

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1939

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Rhelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1939)
6
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.5 1958195519421939193819351915 5

Rhelda by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
16 births that decade — 43% of Rhelda's all-time total
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Rhelda by state

Where Rhelda concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhelda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 13.5%
Pennsylvania share of Rhelda's total US births 13.5%

5 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhelda?
37 babies have been named Rhelda since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1939 with 6 births.
When was Rhelda most popular?
Rhelda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Rhelda most popular?
The top states for the name Rhelda are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Rhelda been used?
Rhelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Rhelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhea, Rheanna, Rhema, Rheba, 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, 1915–1958 (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.