Thelda
- Last seen for girls in 1955 at #4,740
- Peak · girls
- 1926 · 32 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 521since 1902
Thelda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Thelda has never cracked the top 1,000 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.
Show data table
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| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 |
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| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 |
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 |
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First appearance
1902
The first year at least five girls were named Thelda! It came in at #1,793, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902–1911, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Thelda is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Thelda in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Thelda
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1955
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 1926 at #1,414 (32 births)
- Births halved by 1929, 3 yrs 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 37,044
- Highest: 1 in 37,044 girls born in 1926 were named Thelda (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 279,325 girls born in 1955 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 37.6% of all girls named Thelda (196) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1900s | 5 | #1,793 (1902) | #1,793 |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,801 (1919) | #2,543 |
| 1920s | 196 | #1,414 (1926) | #2,045 |
| 1930s | 119 | #1,514 (1935) | #2,725 |
| 1940s | 85 | #2,532 (1941) | #3,616 |
| 1950s | 22 | #4,740 (1955) | #5,255 |
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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