Amelda
- Last seen for girls in 1971 at #8,324
- Peak · girls
- 1942 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 198since 1916
Amelda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Amelda has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
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| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 |
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| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
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| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
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| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 |
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| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
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| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 |
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| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
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| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
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| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 |
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| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 |
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| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 |
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| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
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First appearance
1916
The first year at least five girls were named Amelda! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Amelda is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Amelda in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 1942 at #2,537 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1943, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 96,793
- Highest: 1 in 96,793 girls born in 1931 were named Amelda (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 332,765 girls born in 1971 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,537 in 1942, was only 1 in 103,901 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 29.8% of all girls named Amelda (59) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 23 | #3,024 (1918) | #3,631 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,899 (1920) | #3,538 |
| 1930s | 45 | #2,581 (1931) | #3,413 |
| 1940s | 39 | #2,537 (1942) | #3,875 |
| 1950s | 12 | #4,483 (1952) | #5,156 |
| 1960s | 15 | #4,437 (1960) | #5,164 |
| 1970s | 5 | #8,324 (1971) | #8,324 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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