girl's name

Zilda

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 236

Zilda is a girl's name. In 1925 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 France in 1905, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Zilda over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1944, not a full ten years.

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Births named Zilda by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 80
1910s 50
1920s 30
1930s 5
1940s (to 1944) 5

How popular is Zilda?

In 1944, Zilda was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Zilda is used

France #1,253 5 in 1944
United States #5,734 5 in 1925

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zilda

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

Parents who like Zilda also like

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

Sibling names for Zilda

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

Common questions about Zilda

How popular is the name Zilda?

In 1944, Zilda was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Zilda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Zilda most popular?

Zilda peaked in 1905, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.