Griselda
Griselda was the 3309th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 653rd; the most babies were born in 1993 (307). Over the last ten years it has moved up 243 places. More babies were named Griselda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,309 girls, up 110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993307 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,185babies recorded
Griselda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 61 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,309 | 47 |
| 2020 | #3,419 | 45 |
| 2010 | #2,917 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,267 | 154 |
| 1990 | #729 | 287 |
| 1980 | #690 | 250 |
| 1970 | #1,173 | 99 |
| 1960 | #1,904 | 36 |
| 1950 | #2,821 | 14 |
| 1940 | #4,620 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,171 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Griselda, counting every spelling?
Griselda is the most common spelling of a name family that had 52 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 52 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griselda | 47 | #3,309 | 221 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Griselda?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Griselda (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Griselda 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Griselda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Griselda?
About 8,700 people born in the US named Griselda are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 28 and 47. That makes Griselda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Griselda by state
How common Griselda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.9×), Texas (1.9×). In 48 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 Griselda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Griselda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Griselda
How popular is the name Griselda?
Griselda was the 3309th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 653rd; the most babies were born in 1993 (307). Over the last ten years it has moved up 243 places. More babies were named Griselda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Griselda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Griselda in the US.
Where is Griselda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Griselda was most common in California (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Texas.