The first name Nelda
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Nelda last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2020, with 3 births (#5,493).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nelda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nelda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Nelda, the 9,906th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1938, when 567 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Nelda?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nelda, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2020, with 3 births.
- Is Nelda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,144 US babies named Nelda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nelda most popular?
- 1938 in the United States, when 567 babies were named Nelda, its highest rank at 266th.