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Girl name

Ilda

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Ilda has been given to about 1,522 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 951
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ilda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,522

How popular is Ilda?

Its best year was 1921, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 1386th. The typical living American called Ilda is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Ilda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hilda0.85
  2. Wilda0.85
  3. Gilda0.85
  4. Ida0.81
  5. Ila0.75
  6. Elda0.74
  7. Linda0.70
  8. Alda0.74

Middle names for Ilda

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

Sibling names for Ilda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaddeusbrother · 0.77
  2. Georginasister · 0.76
  3. Amosbrother · 0.76
  4. Santosbrother · 0.75
  5. Celiasister · 0.75
  6. Winonasister · 0.74

Where Ilda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

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