Nilda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEEL-da
- Origin
- Germanic
Nilda is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nilda come from?
Germanic: Spanish short form of names such as Brunilda
Is Nilda a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilda is a girls' name.
How popular is Nilda in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 118 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Nilda in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nilda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,624 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,515 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 32 | #2,774 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 42 | #2,273 |
| 1978 | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 40 | #2,135 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,986 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,801 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1970 | 84 | #1,285 |
| 1969 | 60 | #1,531 |
| 1968 | 60 | #1,459 |
| 1967 | 73 | #1,255 |
| 1966 | 78 | #1,213 |
| 1965 | 88 | #1,129 |
| 1964 | 87 | #1,182 |
| 1963 | 95 | #1,119 |
| 1962 | 103 | #1,064 |
| 1961 | 88 | #1,175 |
| 1960 | 102 | #1,062 |
| 1959 | 100 | #1,065 |
| 1958 | 100 | #1,044 |
| 1957 | 118 | #945 |
| 1956 | 91 | #1,075 |
| 1955 | 93 | #1,042 |
| 1954 | 77 | #1,122 |
| 1953 | 71 | #1,145 |
| 1952 | 69 | #1,137 |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,480 |
| 1950 | 54 | #1,249 |
| 1949 | 51 | #1,277 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,519 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,992 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,375 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,150 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,980 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,810 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 15 | #2,125 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,196 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,094 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,970 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,473 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Names like Nilda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Linda, Paula, Laura, Rebecca, Teresa, Lisa, Robin, Sandra, Angela, Priscilla, Regina, Ramona
Names related to Nilda
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nilda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nilda, updated 20 October 2026.