Amelda

uh-MEEL-duh /ɐˈmiːldə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Amelda is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Amelda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Amelda was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1942 (13 births).

About the name Amelda

Pronunciationuh-MEEL-duh /ɐˈmiːldə/
13peak births 1942
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Amelda

How popular is Amelda?

Girls named Amelda
19161920193019401950196019701971
Girls named Amelda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Amelda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19715—#8,369
19636—#5,906
19609—#4,442
19555—#5,851
19527—#4,493
19485—#5,262
19479—#3,714
19456—#4,039
194213—#2,542
19406—#3,877
19377—#3,448
19367—#3,391
19345—#4,305
19336—#3,766
19329—#3,053
193111—#2,584
19278—#3,569
19268—#3,582
19257—#4,048
19249—#3,403
19228—#3,672
19218—#3,681
192011—#2,904
19198—#3,464
191810—#3,036
19165—#4,443