Recorded 1894–1921 Girls' name Peak 1894 15 births

Thilda — girls' name

15 babies named Thilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101920s5
1890s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Thilda was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

5 babies were named Thilda in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Thilda between 1894 and 1921, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thilda performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thilda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thilda 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 15 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.

Thilda at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

15

Since 1894

28 years of records

Peak year

1894

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1894

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1921

Thilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1894

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1894)
5
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5 192118981894 5

Thilda by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
10 births that decade — 67% of Thilda's all-time total
1890s101920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thilda?
15 babies have been named Thilda since 1894. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1894 with 5 births.
When was Thilda most popular?
Thilda was most popular in the 1890s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
How long has the name Thilda been used?
Thilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 28 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Thilda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thi, Thia, Thirza, Thiana, 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, 1894–1921 (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.