girl's name

Kelda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 232

Ireland

#510

1974 births

Kelda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1990 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1979, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1961.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kelda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1990, not a full ten years.

95
'60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Kelda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 52
1970s 95
1980s 58
1990s (to 1990) 5

How popular is Kelda?

In 1990, Kelda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kelda is used

Ireland #510 3 in 1974
Scotland #558 3 in 1982
England & Wales #4,527 4 in 2006
United States #13,484 5 in 1990

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kelda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kelda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kelda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kelda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kelda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kelda

How popular is the name Kelda?

In 1990, Kelda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kelda a girl's or a boy's name?

Kelda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kelda?

Kelda has 2 syllables.

When was Kelda most popular?

Kelda peaked in 1979, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.