Griselda
Meaning
gray battle maiden (Germanic root, carried into Spanish via the literary figure of patient Griselda)
Goes by Zelda
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Griselda peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
283 people · the #19,870 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 47
Among people named Griselda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Griselda
Most people given the name Griselda in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Griselda you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Griselda deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Griselda truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Griselda fits with your family’s names and surname.
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