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Girl name

Elda

100% girls · 20 born in 2025

Elda has been given to about 9,012 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,560
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 255
  • Born in 202520
  • All time9,012
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Elda?

Its best year was 1916, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 396th. The typical living American called Elda is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Elda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nelda0.85
  2. Zelda0.85
  3. Velda0.85
  4. Eda0.81
  5. Elida0.80
  6. Ella0.75
  7. Elva0.75
  8. Elsa0.75

Middle names for Elda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elda Josephine0.84
  2. Elda Rose0.83
  3. Elda Louise0.83
  4. Elda June0.82
  5. Elda Pearl0.82
  6. Elda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Elda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.90
  2. Winonasister · 0.90
  3. Cleoeither · 0.89
  4. Ilasister · 0.89
  5. Forestbrother · 0.86
  6. Louiebrother · 0.84

Where Elda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elda White0.78
  2. Elda Reyes0.78
  3. Elda Nguyen0.78
  4. Elda Moore0.78
  5. Elda Lee0.78
  6. Elda Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Elda

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Elda across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.