Recorded 1919–1965 Girls' name Peak 1930 54 births

Romelda — girls' name

54 babies named Romelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s111930s201940s61960s10
1930s
Peak decade

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

1930
Single peak year

9 babies were named Romelda in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Romelda between 1919 and 1965, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Romelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romelda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Romelda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romelda 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 54 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.

Romelda at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

54

Since 1919

47 years of records

Peak year

1930

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1919

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1965

Romelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1919

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1930)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Romelda by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
20 births that decade — 37% of Romelda's all-time total
1910s71920s111930s201940s61960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romelda?
54 babies have been named Romelda since 1919. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1930 with 9 births.
When was Romelda most popular?
Romelda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Romelda been used?
Romelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 47 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Romelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roma, Romina, Romona, Romaine, 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, 1919–1965 (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.