Fun Facts About the Name Wilda
- More than 12 thousand babies named Wilda: U.S. records list 12,773 babies given the name Wilda from 1880 through 2025. Even 15 boys received the name Wilda - about 1 boy for every 851 girls.
What Does the Name Wilda Mean?
Wilda is a feminine name usually explained as Germanic, from the element wild (Old High German wildi), meaning "wild" or "untamed." The ending -a gives it a feminine form, so the literal sense is "wild" or "the wild one" rather than a later symbolic idea such as "free spirit." Despite the similar sound, Wilda is generally treated as separate from Hilda, which comes from a different Germanic element meaning "battle."
Wilda Name History & Origins
Wilda is chiefly a modern given name rather than one carried through medieval royal or saintly traditions. It appears in English-speaking use by the 19th century, alongside other Germanic and surname-style given names. The same Germanic adjective lies behind the English surname Wilde, and Wilda has often been understood as a feminine given-name form of that word. In English the spelling has remained stable, with the final -a marking it as feminine.
How Popular is the Name Wilda?
Wilda recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1926. Its best rank was #327 in 1926.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #17,604 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,939 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #15,284 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,539 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #13,345 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #15,692 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,527 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #11,708 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #15,405 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,289 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #10,823 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #13,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #13,214 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,521 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #8,300 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,132 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,204 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,941 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #7,397 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,159 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,418 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #8,543 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,331 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #4,608 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,948 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #6,248 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #2,751 | 26 | 0.0018% |
| 1972 | #3,176 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1971 | #4,306 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #3,431 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,840 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #3,313 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,077 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1966 | #1,951 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1965 | #1,448 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1964 | #1,975 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1963 | #1,564 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 1962 | #1,349 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 1961 | #1,787 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 63 | 0.0031% |
| 1959 | #1,382 | 61 | 0.0030% |
| 1958 | #1,142 | 87 | 0.0043% |
| 1957 | #1,066 | 96 | 0.0047% |
| 1956 | #1,057 | 94 | 0.0047% |
| 1955 | #1,071 | 90 | 0.0046% |
| 1954 | #991 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1953 | #834 | 124 | 0.0066% |
| 1952 | #896 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 1951 | #828 | 118 | 0.0066% |
| 1950 | #802 | 118 | 0.0069% |
| 1949 | #679 | 152 | 0.0089% |
| 1948 | #698 | 143 | 0.0084% |
| 1947 | #700 | 147 | 0.0083% |
| 1946 | #631 | 156 | 0.0099% |
| 1945 | #601 | 144 | 0.0110% |
| 1944 | #543 | 177 | 0.0133% |
| 1943 | #562 | 182 | 0.0130% |
| 1942 | #516 | 208 | 0.0154% |
| 1941 | #510 | 185 | 0.0153% |
| 1940 | #469 | 205 | 0.0179% |
| 1939 | #454 | 216 | 0.0197% |
| 1938 | #465 | 210 | 0.0190% |
| 1937 | #428 | 230 | 0.0216% |
| 1936 | #417 | 239 | 0.0230% |
| 1935 | #403 | 257 | 0.0245% |
| 1934 | #412 | 255 | 0.0244% |
| 1933 | #380 | 288 | 0.0286% |
| 1932 | #364 | 307 | 0.0288% |
| 1931 | #394 | 276 | 0.0259% |
| 1930 | #365 | 340 | 0.0302% |
| 1929 | #348 | 348 | 0.0312% |
| 1928 | #361 | 361 | 0.0313% |
| 1927 | #339 | 389 | 0.0326% |
| 1926 | #327 | 411 | 0.0347% |
| 1925 | #339 | 393 | 0.0323% |
| 1924 | #361 | 362 | 0.0290% |
| 1923 | #354 | 350 | 0.0290% |
| 1922 | #337 | 371 | 0.0309% |
| 1921 | #372 | 327 | 0.0265% |
| 1920 | #359 | 331 | 0.0276% |
| 1919 | #367 | 310 | 0.0274% |
| 1918 | #355 | 332 | 0.0287% |
| 1917 | #361 | 302 | 0.0279% |
| 1916 | #370 | 283 | 0.0271% |
| 1915 | #374 | 261 | 0.0265% |
| 1914 | #396 | 177 | 0.0232% |
| 1913 | #430 | 133 | 0.0213% |
| 1912 | #395 | 137 | 0.0245% |
| 1911 | #433 | 89 | 0.0213% |
| 1910 | #457 | 77 | 0.0194% |
| 1909 | #521 | 53 | 0.0153% |
| 1908 | #447 | 66 | 0.0197% |
| 1907 | #473 | 58 | 0.0182% |
| 1906 | #505 | 48 | 0.0163% |
| 1905 | #425 | 64 | 0.0219% |
| 1904 | #420 | 60 | 0.0218% |
| 1903 | #460 | 49 | 0.0187% |
| 1902 | #444 | 50 | 0.0189% |
| 1901 | #498 | 38 | 0.0159% |
| 1900 | #492 | 48 | 0.0160% |
| 1899 | #525 | 33 | 0.0142% |
| 1898 | #440 | 49 | 0.0189% |
| 1897 | #469 | 38 | 0.0162% |
| 1896 | #486 | 37 | 0.0156% |
| 1895 | #537 | 31 | 0.0133% |
| 1894 | #486 | 35 | 0.0157% |
| 1893 | #628 | 22 | 0.0103% |
| 1892 | #497 | 31 | 0.0146% |
| 1891 | #747 | 14 | 0.0075% |
| 1890 | #615 | 19 | 0.0100% |
| 1889 | #515 | 25 | 0.0140% |
| 1888 | #524 | 24 | 0.0134% |
| 1887 | #660 | 13 | 0.0089% |
| 1886 | #632 | 14 | 0.0097% |
| 1885 | #744 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1884 | #790 | 9 | 0.0070% |
| 1883 | #612 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1882 | #904 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1880 | #546 | 11 | 0.0121% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | #4,020 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,192 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,586 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Wilda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
To express itself, you must follow the divine law of love. You have great persistence and hate to give up. You are a good mixer, charming, magnetic and intuitive. The spirituality is the key to success. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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