Gilda

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #9,556

Peak · girls
1927 · 321 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,078
since 1898

Gilda over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #381, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025—
2024#9,55610
2023#10,3129
2022#10,3839
2021—
2020#8,40612
2019#11,3568
2018—
2017#12,7137
2016#10,8599
2015#10,8669
2014—
2013#9,61211
2012#12,1998
2011—
2010#10,45110
2009#17,2945
2008—
2007#15,4916
2006#13,6067
2005#7,50015
2004#9,26411
2003#15,7845
2002#8,28012
2001#7,31714
2000#6,20817
1999#5,21920
1998#4,95521
1997#3,89728
1996#2,10665
1995#4,34823
1994#7,60411
1993#4,99819
1992#5,71816
1991#3,72228
1990#3,43631
1989#5,83614
1988#3,89323
1987#3,85722
1986#3,55424
1985#3,41925
1984#2,91530
1983#2,85330
1982#2,95930
1981#3,25326
1980#2,34241
1979#2,93129
1978#2,09245
1977#2,60632
1976#2,29236
1975#1,75653
1974#2,06640
1973#1,80547
1972#1,62755
1971#1,58660
1970#1,51865
1969#1,57257
1968#1,55954
1967#1,33667
1966#1,25174
1965#1,15685
1964#1,14592
1963#1,016110
1962#1,008113
1961#972123
1960#892138
1959#879139
1958#850144
1957#760172
1956#720179
1955#672194
1954#563249
1953#561242
1952#523263
1951#506265
1950#541232
1949#528244
1948#478281
1947#441346
1946#442305
1945#91468
1944#99361
1943#1,30539
1942#1,05555
1941#1,03050
1940#84971
1939#79075
1938#83072
1937#75281
1936#78574
1935#614112
1934#635110
1933#578123
1932#482188
1931#477179
1930#463210
1929#414257
1928#393291
1927#381321
1926#401293
1925#496200
1924#488202
1923#595148
1922#556164
1921#582154
1920#628130
1919#626125
1918#661115
1917#586135
1916#606123
1915#658101
1914#57796
1913#57778
1912#70950
1911#66742
1910#72334
1909#84523
1908#75526
1907#92317
1906#1,5537
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1904#1,3648
1903#1,5926
1902#1,4387
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1898#1,5026
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five girls were named Gilda! It came in at #1,502, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1899–1901, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Gilda is popular in 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #550 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,585 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #750 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,600 girlsMINew York: #486 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 6,154 girlsNYMassachusetts: #458 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,651 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #617 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,302 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #453 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,788 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedMOKentucky: #380 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,113 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #456 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,648 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,664 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #247 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsLAMississippi: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,572 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #546 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,429 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedHITexas: #409 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,358 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Gilda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#247 · 1 in 1,425
  2. North Carolina#374 · 1 in 3,664
  3. Kentucky#380 · 1 in 4,113
  4. Texas#409 · 1 in 3,358
  5. South Carolina#413 · 1 in 4,122

Best ever in a state: #101 in Rhode Island, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#247261 in 1,425
North Carolina#374141 in 3,664
Kentucky#38081 in 4,113
Texas#409331 in 3,358
South Carolina#41371 in 4,122
California#453291 in 4,788
Virginia#45671 in 5,648
Massachusetts#45851 in 9,651
New York#486251 in 6,154
Mississippi#50651 in 5,572
Georgia#54661 in 7,429
Illinois#550111 in 8,585
Pennsylvania#61791 in 12,302
Michigan#75051 in 16,600
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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 Gilda
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 630 spots in 1907 (#1,553 → #923)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1941 (#849 → #1,030)
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1927 at #381 (321 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1907–1940
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,715
  • Highest: 1 in 3,715 girls born in 1927 were named Gilda (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 162,019 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 21.4% of all girls named Gilda (2,160) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#1,502 (1898)#1,502
1900s94#755 (1908)#1,210
1910s899#577 (1914)#639
1920s2,160#381 (1927)#493
1930s1,224#463 (1930)#641
1940s1,520#441 (1947)#804
1950s2,079#506 (1951)#658
1960s913#892 (1960)#1,191
1970s462#1,518 (1970)#2,028
1980s265#2,342 (1980)#3,488
1990s262#2,106 (1996)#4,600
2000s92#6,208 (2000)#11,194
2010s62#9,612 (2013)#11,151
2020s40#8,406 (2020)#9,664

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.

Gilda in 1953

girls
#561
242 births · 1 in 7,774 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #561Gilda242
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 7,774 of them was named Gilda, which outranked 91.4% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gilda
  1. #558Pam245
  2. #559Harriett244
  3. #560Dolly243
  4. #561Gilda242
  5. #561Darcy242
  6. #561Jimmie242
  7. #561Roxie242
  8. #565Leigh241
  9. #566Nikki240
  10. #567Marietta239

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

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →