Elda
Elda was the 5972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 381st; the most babies were born in 1916 (250). Over the last ten years it has moved up 558 places. More babies were named Elda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,972 girls, up 436 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916250 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,012babies recorded
Elda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 42 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,972 | 20 |
| 2020 | #6,408 | 18 |
| 2010 | #8,009 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,037 | 23 |
| 1990 | #2,756 | 42 |
| 1980 | #3,017 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,091 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,434 | 59 |
| 1950 | #1,109 | 69 |
| 1940 | #880 | 66 |
| 1930 | #546 | 155 |
| 1920 | #489 | 198 |
| 1910 | #468 | 73 |
| 1900 | #469 | 52 |
| 1890 | #573 | 21 |
| 1880 | #595 | 9 |
How popular is Elda, counting every spelling?
Elda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elda?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elda (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elda?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Elda are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 35 and 74. That makes Elda a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elda by state
How common Elda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elda
How popular is the name Elda?
Elda was the 5972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 381st; the most babies were born in 1916 (250). Over the last ten years it has moved up 558 places. More babies were named Elda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elda in the US.
Where is Elda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elda was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).