Rumalda
A feminine name of Teutonic origin meaning "virgin" or "untouched".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Rumalda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rumalda today is around 80 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rumalda births was 1925 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rumalda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Rumalda is about 80 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rumaldas were born before 1956.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Rumalda. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1925
8 babies that year
Average age
80
years old
1950 SSA rank
#5,958
Tracked since 1912
Census
Rumalda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 167 people with the first name Rumalda, which placed it at #42,759 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,759
National first-name rank
People counted
167
167 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rumalda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rumalda is Hispanic at 97.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rumalda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rumalda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.6% · 163
- White1.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Rumalda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rumalda from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 29 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rumalda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rumalda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rumaldas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Rumalda
The name Rumalda is of Old Germanic origin, derived from the elements "hromu" meaning "fame" and "wald" meaning "ruler" or "power." It dates back to the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries AD, and was primarily used in regions inhabited by Germanic tribes such as the Franks, Saxons, and Visigoths.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Rumalda can be found in the Carolingian Chronicles, which document the life and reign of Charlemagne, the King of the Franks from 768 to 814 AD. The name appears in reference to a noblewoman who was a member of Charlemagne's court.
In the 10th century, a Rumalda is mentioned in the Annals of St. Gall, a historical record kept by the monks of the Abbey of St. Gall in present-day Switzerland. This Rumalda was a prominent figure in the court of Louis the German, a Carolingian king who reigned from 817 to 876 AD.
During the High Middle Ages, between the 11th and 13th centuries, the name Rumalda gained popularity among the nobility and upper classes across various Germanic regions. One notable bearer of the name was Rumalda of Merseburg, a 12th-century noblewoman and landowner in the Holy Roman Empire, born around 1120.
In the 14th century, a Rumalda von Staufen is recorded as the wife of a prominent German knight and landowner. She lived from approximately 1330 to 1395 and played a significant role in the administration of her husband's estates.
Another historical figure bearing the name Rumalda was a 15th-century abbess of the Benedictine convent of St. Walburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria. She governed the convent from 1458 to 1472 and is mentioned in various ecclesiastical records of the time.
While the name Rumalda has fallen out of common usage in modern times, it remains a significant part of Germanic cultural heritage and a testament to the rich history and traditions of the medieval period.
People
Rumalda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rumalda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rumalda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rumalda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rumalda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Rumalda a common name?
We classify Rumalda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 55 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rumalda most popular?
The single biggest year for Rumalda was 1925, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rumalda is about 80 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rumalda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 167 people with the name Rumalda, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,759 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rumalda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rumalda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rumalda leans strongly female. 169 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rumalda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rumalda is Hispanic at 97.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rumalda most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Rumalda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.6% (163 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rumalda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rumalda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rumalda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rumalda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rumalda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rumalda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Rumalda as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.