Girls' name · since 1901
Romilda
358 babies named Romilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Romilda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 358 have been recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romilda has been recorded 358 times among girls since 1901, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1954.
- #14,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romilda ranks #14,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Romilda's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Romilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Romilda splits its recorded history at 1927: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Romilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1954
- Peak year (1917)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Romilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (136 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Romilda's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Romilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
102 births
- 1920s
1920s
136 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 136 births (38% of all-time use).
Romilda by state
Where Romilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 8 | 2.2% |
8 of 358 births nationwide.
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- Romilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Romildas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Romilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1901–1954 (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 Romilda 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.