Recorded 1995–1996 Girls' name Peak 1996 33 births

Yilda — girls' name

33 babies named Yilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s33
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Yilda was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

22 babies were named Yilda in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Yilda between 1995 and 1996, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yilda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yilda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yilda 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 33 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.

Yilda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

33

Since 1995

2 years of records

Peak year

1996

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1995

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1996

Yilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1995

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
22
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
10152025 19961995 11

Yilda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 100% of Yilda's all-time total
1990s33

Yilda by state

Where Yilda concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yilda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 21.2%
#2 Texas
6 18.2%
California share of Yilda's total US births 21.2%
Even split

7 of 33 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yilda?
33 babies have been named Yilda since 1995. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 22 births.
When was Yilda most popular?
Yilda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Yilda most popular?
The top states for the name Yilda are California (7 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Yilda been used?
Yilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 2 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Yilda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yilin, Yilia, Yildiz. 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, 1995–1996 (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.