Recorded 1915–1953 Girls' name Peak 1942 118 births

Welda — girls' name

118 babies named Welda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s311930s371940s281950s7
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Welda was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

14 babies were named Welda in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Welda

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Welda between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Welda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Welda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Welda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Welda 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 118 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.

Welda at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

118

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1942

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Welda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1942)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 1953194019371931192419191915 5

Welda by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
37 births that decade — 31% of Welda's all-time total
1910s151920s311930s371940s281950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welda?
118 babies have been named Welda since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1942 with 14 births.
When was Welda most popular?
Welda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Welda been used?
Welda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Welda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Weltha, Welma, Wells, Wellesley, 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, 1915–1953 (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.