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Wilda

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Wilda has been given to about 12,774 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 4,489
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wilda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1926 · 411
  • Born in 20250
  • All time12,774

How popular is Wilda?

Its best year was 1926, when 411 babies were given the name, ranking 327th. The typical living American called Wilda is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Wilda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hilda0.85
  2. Gilda0.85
  3. Wilma0.79
  4. Willa0.79
  5. Linda0.70
  6. Ida0.70
  7. Vida0.70
  8. Lida0.70

Middle names for Wilda

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

Sibling names for Wilda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.92
  2. Mavissister · 0.89
  3. Luellasister · 0.89
  4. Cleoeither · 0.89
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.86
  6. Hughbrother · 0.85

Where Wilda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wilda Reyes0.78
    2. Wilda Nguyen0.78
    3. Wilda Moore0.78
    4. Wilda Lee0.78
    5. Wilda Hill0.78
    6. Wilda Green0.78

    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 Wilda

    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.