Nelda Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nelda: every year it appeared on the national list since 1884, with 20,139 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

20,139

Peak year

1938 #266

Years on the list

128

10-year trend

+64.7%

In the 1930s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1884–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2001	7	#13078
2002	5	#17357
2003	10	#10219
2004	5	#18037
2005	8	#12692
2006	9	#12143
2007	6	#17010
2014	5	#18470
2015	6	#15879
2017	5	#17707
2018	6	#15143
2019	6	#15077
2022	7	#13198
2024	11	#9387
2025	10	#9906

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1938

206

Names from the same era

Loretta · 1938 Rosalie · 1938 Dixie · 1938 Myrna · 1938 Melva · 1938 Beverley · 1938 Sylvia · 1937 Jeanette · 1939 Pearlie · 1937 Arleen · 1939

Names similar to Nelda

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