Elda

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · Last seen for boys in 1931 at #3,763
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1895 · 54 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,970
since 1880

Elda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Elda has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #379, 1895girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720—
2024#6,39418—
2023#8,05513—
2022#10,3839—
2021#8,46412—
2020#6,32518—
2019#8,13813—
2018#8,61712—
2017#5,82121—
2016#10,11310—
2015#6,45219—
2014#6,20720—
2013#7,37216—
2012#6,57619—
2011#10,37410—
2010#7,88015—
2009#5,89123—
2008#5,27927—
2007#5,52625—
2006#5,70923—
2005#4,95826—
2004#5,96920—
2003#5,79520—
2002#5,67320—
2001#5,00923—
2000#4,98123—
1999#5,21920—
1998#4,95521—
1997#3,22436—
1996#3,94227—
1995#3,87827—
1994#3,61530—
1993#3,77628—
1992#2,73344—
1991#3,81727—
1990#2,73742—
1989#2,81039—
1988#3,69025—
1987#4,66017—
1986#3,75722—
1985#3,98320—
1984#3,32925—
1983#2,72132—
1982#2,95930—
1981#2,40940—
1980#3,00229—
1979#2,30441—
1978#2,51634—
1977#2,66631—
1976#2,13540—
1975#2,19638—
1974#2,06640—
1973#2,17136—
1972#2,13536—
1971#2,24735—
1970#2,08139—
1969#2,13435—
1968#2,05634—
1967#1,88139—
1966#2,24928—
1965#1,63547—
1964#1,66648—
1963#1,48956—
1962#1,42960—
1961#1,28874—
1960#1,43059—
1959#1,55249—
1958#1,46953—
1957#1,40756—
1956#1,39856—
1955#1,32058—
1954#1,20669—
1953#1,41048—
1952#1,36850—
1951#1,22457—
1950#1,10969—
1949#1,18958—
1948#1,18558—
1947#1,03174—
1946#93679—
1945#1,06054—
1944#98263—
1943#93570—
1942#92871—
1941#80980—
1940#87966—
1939#79075—
1938#77581—
1937#78875—
1936#70091—
1935#68495—
1934#68994—
1933#597117—
1932#592124—
1931#626112#3,7635
1930#545155—
1929#547156—
1928#510183#3,6976
1927#552164#4,2105
1926#526176#4,2015
1925#513188—
1924#488202—
1923#479208—
1922#465216—
1921#441243—
1920#489198#4,2865
1919#423236#4,1685
1918#417248—
1917#400250—
1916#396250#3,8975
1915#389241—
1914#440155—
1913#412143—
1912#431118#2,2696
1911#46777—
1910#46673—
1909#50954—
1908#46859—
1907#45562—
1906#42864—
1905#45056—
1904#43854—
1903#40760—
1902#46645—
1901#41452—
1900#46852—
1899#46739—
1898#50238—
1897#49734—
1896#42446—
1895#37954—
1894#45038—
1893#45534—
1892#50329—
1891#38443—
1890#57021—
1889#53223—
1888#47627—
1887#58615—
1886#69311—
1885#52017—
1884#55614—
1883#51714—
1882#53012—
1881#7406—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elda was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Elda is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedWAIdaho: #167 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 692 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #204 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsNDMinnesota: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,503 girlsMNIllinois: #415 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,373 girlsILWisconsin: #235 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMINew York: #657 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,799 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedSDIowa: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedINOhio: #569 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,996 girlsOHPennsylvania: #318 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,376 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #552 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,130 girlsCAUtah: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 669 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,353 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNMKansas: #237 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedHITexas: #943 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,115 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Elda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#156 · 1 in 669
  2. Idaho#167 · 1 in 692
  3. North Dakota#204 · 1 in 1,251
  4. Wisconsin#235 · 1 in 2,220
  5. Kansas#237 · 1 in 1,505

Best ever in a state: #110 in Utah, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#15671 in 669
Idaho#16751 in 692
North Dakota#20451 in 1,251
Wisconsin#235111 in 2,220
Kansas#237101 in 1,505
Iowa#30871 in 2,808
Pennsylvania#318211 in 4,376
Minnesota#33961 in 3,503
Missouri#35391 in 3,353
Illinois#415111 in 5,373
California#55261 in 6,130
Ohio#56951 in 10,996
New York#65761 in 16,799
Texas#94351 in 12,115
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 477 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #5,917)
  • 408 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #5,917)
  • 535 spots since 2015 (#6,452 → #5,917)
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1882 (#740 → #530)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1886 (#520 → #693)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1895 at #379 (54 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 89 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 66 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1880–1944
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,082
  • Highest: 1 in 4,082 girls born in 1915 were named Elda (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 80,363 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #379 in 1895, was only 1 in 4,326 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 21.6% of all girls named Elda (1,934) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s148#476 (1888)#573
1890s376#379 (1895)#463
1900s558#407 (1903)#450
1910s1,791#389 (1915)#424
1920s1,934#441 (1921)#501
1930s1,019#545 (1930)#679
1940s673#809 (1941)#993
1950s565#1,109 (1950)#1,346
1960s480#1,288 (1961)#1,726
1970s370#2,066 (1974)#2,252
1980s279#2,409 (1981)#3,332
1990s302#2,733 (1992)#3,790
2000s230#4,958 (2005)#5,479
2010s155#5,821 (2017)#7,755
2020s90#5,917 (2025)#7,590

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.

Elda in 1927

girls
#552
164 births · 1 in 7,271 girls
boys
#4,210
5 births · 1 in 225,383 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #552Elda164

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #4,210Elda5
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 7,271 of them was named Elda, which outranked 90.1% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elda
  1. #549Fanny166
  2. #549Marceline166
  3. #551Rubye165
  4. #552Elda164
  5. #552Alva164
  6. #552Enid164
  7. #552Marilynn164
  8. #556Glenda162
  9. #556Lura162
  10. #556Terry162

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 225,383 of them was named Elda, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elda
  1. #3,780Zearl6
  2. #3,780Zebbie6
  3. #3,780Zolton6
  4. #4,210Elda5
  5. #4,210Adair5
  6. #4,210Adams5
  7. #4,210Adin5

Tied with 592 names at #4,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927 →