Wilda
Meaning
“Of Old English and Germanic origin, generally traced to 'wild', untamed; some sources instead link it to an Old Norse word for elf.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wilda peaked in the 1890s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
672 people · the #10,898 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 61
Among people named Wilda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1950s as in the 1960s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Wilda
People given the name Wilda in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1969. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Wilda deep dive
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