How Many People Are Named Edelmira?
An estimated 419 people in the United States have the first name Edelmira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Edelmira peaked in popularity in 1976 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edelmira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Edelmira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
419
About 1 in 818,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1976
17 births
Total Registered
655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edelmira
Edelmira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 655 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Edelmira as a female name
Ranked #16,874 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1976 (17 births)
Edelmira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edelmira span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 110 babies were registered. Edelmira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Edelmira by Decade
How has Edelmira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Edelmira by State
Edelmira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edelmira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Edelmira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edelmira?
We estimate approximately 419 people named Edelmira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 818,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Edelmira a common name?
Edelmira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edelmira most popular?
Edelmira reached peak popularity in 1976, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edelmira is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edelmira a female name?
Edelmira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edelmira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edelmira Smith, Edelmira Johnson, Edelmira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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