Girls' name · since 1894
Thilda
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Thilda, peaking in 1894. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1894
- 1890s
- peak decade
Thilda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thilda has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1921.
- #50,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1894
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thilda ranks #50,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1894, peaking in the 1890s.
- #50,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1894
- 1890s
- peak decade
Thilda's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thilda's SSA record in two at 1898 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded.
Thilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1921
- Peak year (1894)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Thilda by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1890s was Thilda's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Thilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thilda's data
- Thilda's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1894)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1894–1921 (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 Thilda 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.