Wilda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wilda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wilda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wilda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wilda is a girl name of English origin meaning “untamed, or willow”. A name from an English word for wild or from a place name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,774 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 Wilda per year, United States (1880 to 2022). United States peaked in 1926 (411/yr).
Wilda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1926, when it ranked #607 nationally (given to 411 babies that year).
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