Girls' name · since 1888
Rilda
Rilda has 337 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rilda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 337 recorded since 1888.
Rilda has 337 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1960.
- #14,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 337 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilda ranks #14,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rilda's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Rilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rilda's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1960
- Peak year (1924)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Rilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (100 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Rilda's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 100 births (30% of all-time use).
Rilda by state
Where Rilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 13 | 3.9% |
13 of 337 births nationwide.
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- Rilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Rildas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1888–1960 (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 Rilda 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.