Elda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Elda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Elda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Elda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Elda is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “battle or old”. An Italian form related to Hilda.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,012 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 59 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Elda per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1916 (255/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (9/yr).
Elda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #720 nationally (given to 255 babies that year).
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