Thelda

THEHL-duh /ˈθɛldə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Thelda is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Thelda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1955. Thelda was first reported in SSA data in 1902 and peaked in 1926 (32 births).

About the name Thelda

PronunciationTHEHL-duh /ˈθɛldə/
32peak births 1926
1902first in SSA data

Names similar to Thelda

How popular is Thelda?

Girls named Thelda
1902191019201930194019501955
Girls named Thelda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1902–1955 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1955) 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

Thelda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19557—#5,156
19525—#6,320
19515—#6,144
19505—#6,028
19495—#5,984
19489—#3,854
19476—#5,250
194614—#2,726
19458—#3,655
19447—#4,026
19436—#4,645
19429—#3,417
194112—#2,658
19409—#3,187
19397—#3,746
193812—#2,562
19376—#4,214
193616—#2,020
193524—#1,540
19346—#4,242
19337—#3,709
193212—#2,621
193115—#2,196
193014—#2,411
192912—#2,727
192817—#2,180
192723—#1,819
192632—#1,441
192516—#2,367
192419—#2,126
192315—#2,448
192225—#1,722
192115—#2,495
192022—#1,881
191921—#1,848
191812—#2,796
191713—#2,537
191615—#2,232
191510—#2,880
19147—#3,150
19135—#3,651
19126—#2,939
19115—#2,824
19025—#2,013