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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nilda

Nilda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 950th with 118 babies. More babies were named Nilda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1957118 babies
Total since 1880
3,244babies recorded

Nilda popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,5687
2000#10,5009
1990#4,64221
1980#2,68735
1970#1,29184
1960#1,067102
1950#1,25754
1940#2,53712
1930#2,18316
1920#2,84512
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Nilda, counting every spelling?

Nilda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nilda?

About 2,500 people born in the US named Nilda are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 69. That makes Nilda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Nilda by state

How common Nilda was among girls born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (7.0×), New Jersey (2.4×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesNY0.35Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.12Connecticut: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCT0.04Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nilda, girls, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nilda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nilda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nilda

How popular is the name Nilda?

Nilda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 950th with 118 babies. More babies were named Nilda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Nilda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,244 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nilda most popular?

In 1955–1959, Nilda was most common in New York (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Texas.