Placida

Girl · recorded 1899–1955

  • 1955last recorded
  • 1899best year

Most popular in 1899.

Last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1899

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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 23 recorded years as a table
Placida, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189921
190219
191020
191211
19159
19165
191712
19194
19204
19216
19225
19239
19246
19257
19268
19277
19284
19306
19327
19346
19355
19484
19553

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Placida 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1955
5
Rank in 1955
#5,828
How rare
1 in 391,055 girls
Since 1899
158

Placida was last recorded in 1955. 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 1899, at 21 per million girls born.

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

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