Girls' name · since 1897
Zilda
Zilda has 66 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Zilda since 1897, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zilda has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1925.
- #31,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1897
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zilda ranks #31,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1897, peaking in the 1910s.
- #31,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1897
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zilda's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zilda's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1925
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zilda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (35 births, 53% of the file).
1910s was Zilda's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 35 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Zilda's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1920s (15) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1897–1925 (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 Zilda 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.