Nelda
Nelda was the 9906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 264th; the most babies were born in 1938 (567). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,973 places. More babies were named Nelda in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,906 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1938567 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,144babies recorded
Nelda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1935.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,906 | 10 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #12,764 | 7 |
| 1990 | #11,019 | 7 |
| 1980 | #2,843 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,417 | 74 |
| 1960 | #662 | 235 |
| 1950 | #414 | 375 |
| 1940 | #268 | 540 |
| 1930 | #317 | 434 |
| 1920 | #451 | 224 |
| 1910 | #808 | 29 |
| 1900 | #698 | 27 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nelda, counting every spelling?
Nelda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nelda?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nelda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nelda 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nelda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nelda?
About 8,600 people born in the US named Nelda are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 66 and 82. That makes Nelda a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nelda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nelda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nelda
How popular is the name Nelda?
Nelda was the 9906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 264th; the most babies were born in 1938 (567). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,973 places. More babies were named Nelda in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Nelda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nelda in the US.