The first name Griselda
A girl’s name from English meaning “gray”, “battle”, “gray battle-maid”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
English origin
Griselda means “gray”, “battle”, “gray battle-maid” in English.
From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”.
More names that mean warrior.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Griselda, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#4,373).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Griselda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Griselda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 47 girls born in the United States were named Griselda, the 3,309th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 307 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Grissel
- Grizel
- Grizzel
Famous people named Griselda
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Griselda BlancoColombian drug baron (1943–2013)
- Griselda PollockBritish art historian, born 1949
- Griselda SicilianiArgentine actress, born 1978
- Griselda GambaroArgentine writer ( 1928-2026)
- Griselda ÁlvarezÁlvarez was Governor of the state of Colima from 1979 to 1985
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Questions
- What does the name Griselda mean?
- Griselda means “gray”, “battle”, “gray battle-maid” in English.
- What is the origin of the name Griselda?
- From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”.
- How popular is the name Griselda?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Griselda, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.
- Is Griselda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 9,185 US babies named Griselda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Griselda most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 307 babies were named Griselda, its highest rank at 698th.
- What are other spellings of Griselda?
- Grissel, Grizel and Grizzel.