Amelda

Girl · recorded 1916–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1931best year

Most popular in 1931.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Amelda.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

051019161930194419571971

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Amelda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19165
19189
19197
19209
19216
19227
19247
19256
19267
19277
193110
19328
19336
19345
19367
19377
19405
194210
19455
19475
19483
19524
19553
19604
19633
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Amelda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1971
5
Rank in 1971
#8,324
How rare
1 in 332,764 girls
Since 1916
198

Amelda was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1931, at 10 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Amelda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.