Nelda
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1935 at #3,645
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 546 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,139since 1884
Nelda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nelda has never cracked the top 200 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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | — | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | — | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | — | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | — | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | — | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,288 | 43 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,187 | 45 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,341 | 38 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,689 | 56 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,688 | 54 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,502 | 63 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,292 | 85 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,407 | 74 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,176 | 90 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,090 | 95 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,071 | 94 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1965 | #876 | 130 | — | |
| 1964 | #815 | 165 | — | |
| 1963 | #801 | 168 | — | |
| 1962 | #763 | 186 | — | |
| 1961 | #701 | 224 | — | |
| 1960 | #661 | 235 | — | |
| 1959 | #671 | 222 | — | |
| 1958 | #631 | 242 | — | |
| 1957 | #574 | 284 | — | |
| 1956 | #560 | 280 | — | |
| 1955 | #476 | 361 | — | |
| 1954 | #477 | 350 | — | |
| 1953 | #485 | 318 | — | |
| 1952 | #436 | 387 | — | |
| 1951 | #423 | 392 | — | |
| 1950 | #414 | 375 | — | |
| 1949 | #370 | 447 | — | |
| 1948 | #350 | 490 | — | |
| 1947 | #371 | 468 | — | |
| 1946 | #327 | 521 | — | |
| 1945 | #319 | 451 | — | |
| 1944 | #326 | 435 | — | |
| 1943 | #311 | 500 | — | |
| 1942 | #321 | 464 | — | |
| 1941 | #270 | 554 | — | |
| 1940 | #267 | 540 | — | |
| 1939 | #264 | 546 | — | |
| 1938 | #266 | 567 | — | |
| 1937 | #274 | 526 | — | |
| 1936 | #265 | 524 | — | |
| 1935 | #281 | 473 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #277 | 493 | — | |
| 1933 | #277 | 476 | — | |
| 1932 | #287 | 468 | — | |
| 1931 | #310 | 424 | — | |
| 1930 | #317 | 434 | — | |
| 1929 | #332 | 376 | — | |
| 1928 | #312 | 440 | — | |
| 1927 | #320 | 436 | — | |
| 1926 | #357 | 349 | — | |
| 1925 | #384 | 315 | — | |
| 1924 | #388 | 312 | — | |
| 1923 | #439 | 238 | — | |
| 1922 | #415 | 251 | — | |
| 1921 | #459 | 229 | — | |
| 1920 | #451 | 224 | — | |
| 1919 | #554 | 154 | — | |
| 1918 | #549 | 164 | — | |
| 1917 | #494 | 177 | — | |
| 1916 | #522 | 158 | — | |
| 1915 | #518 | 146 | — | |
| 1914 | #518 | 117 | — | |
| 1913 | #594 | 75 | — | |
| 1912 | #620 | 63 | — | |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | — | |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 | — | |
| 1909 | #691 | 33 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | — | |
| 1907 | #749 | 25 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #713 | 25 | — | |
| 1904 | #837 | 19 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #747 | 19 | — | |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | — | |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five girls were named Nelda! It came in at #1,024, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nelda is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#51 · 1 in 280
- Idaho#140 · 1 in 597
- Utah#150 · 1 in 598
- Arkansas#156 · 1 in 693
- Alabama#161 · 1 in 715
Best ever in a state: #51 in Texas, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #51 | 206 | 1 in 280 |
| Idaho | #140 | 7 | 1 in 597 |
| Utah | #150 | 8 | 1 in 598 |
| Arkansas | #156 | 27 | 1 in 693 |
| Alabama | #161 | 41 | 1 in 715 |
| Oklahoma | #162 | 26 | 1 in 782 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 9 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Mississippi | #211 | 22 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Tennessee | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Missouri | #224 | 18 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Kentucky | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Louisiana | #240 | 19 | 1 in 1,169 |
| West Virginia | #263 | 10 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Indiana | #299 | 8 | 1 in 3,258 |
| North Carolina | #302 | 14 | 1 in 2,640 |
| Iowa | #325 | 5 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Georgia | #331 | 11 | 1 in 2,801 |
| Illinois | #339 | 16 | 1 in 3,451 |
| California | #340 | 16 | 1 in 2,783 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 4,200 |
| Florida | #358 | 5 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Ohio | #405 | 9 | 1 in 5,675 |
| Pennsylvania | #614 | 5 | 1 in 14,872 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Brand new
- 511 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #9,457)
- 5,025 spots since 2015 (#14,482 → #9,457)
- Biggest jump: 346 spots in 1900 (#1,034 → #688)
- Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1896 (#932 → #1,213)
Rise & fade · girls
55 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1939 at #264 (546 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1909–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,946
- Highest: 1 in 1,946 girls born in 1938 were named Nelda (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #264 in 1939, was only 1 in 2,008 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 24.5% of all girls named Nelda (4,931) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #937 (1887) | #968 |
| 1890s | 74 | #932 (1895) | #1,087 |
| 1900s | 235 | #578 (1906) | #769 |
| 1910s | 1,130 | #494 (1917) | #579 |
| 1920s | 3,170 | #312 (1928) | #386 |
| 1930s | 4,931 | #264 (1939) | #282 |
| 1940s | 4,870 | #267 (1940) | #323 |
| 1950s | 3,211 | #414 (1950) | #515 |
| 1960s | 1,488 | #661 (1960) | #899 |
| 1970s | 536 | #1,292 (1971) | #1,850 |
| 1980s | 254 | #2,288 (1982) | #3,875 |
| 1990s | 99 | #6,314 (1992) | #8,544 |
| 2000s | 57 | #9,671 (2003) | #12,975 |
| 2010s | 28 | #13,793 (2018) | #14,898 |
| 2020s | 28 | #8,946 (2024) | #10,215 |
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.
Nelda in 1938
girls
#266
567 births · 1 in 1,946 girls
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 1,946 of them was named Nelda, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nelda
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.