girl's name

Wilda

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 12,784

Wilda is a girl's name. In 2022 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 1926, when 411 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.

Wilda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

3,643
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Wilda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 123
1890s 309
1900s 534
1910s 2,106
1920s 3,643
1930s 2,629
1940s 1,699
1950s 993
1960s 431
1970s 154
1980s 82
1990s 52
2000s 6
2010s 8
2020s (to 2022) 5

How popular is Wilda?

In 2022, Wilda 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 Wilda is used

France #7,011 5 in 2017
United States #16,599 5 in 2022

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 Wilda

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

Parents who like Wilda also like

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

Sibling names for Wilda

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

Common questions about Wilda

How popular is the name Wilda?

In 2022, Wilda 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 Wilda a girl's or a boy's name?

Wilda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Wilda most popular?

Wilda peaked in 1926, when 411 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.