female NAME · CURRENTLY #9906

Nelda

NEL-duh

“Traditionally associated with strength and courage; likely related to Germanic names containing -hild, “battle.””

A vintage-style given name with uncertain etymology.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Nelda has traveled through time

121895 271900 251905 291910 1461915 2241920 3151925 4341930 4781935 5401940 4511945 3751950 3611955 2351960 1301965 741970 561975 321980 171985 71990 101995 72000 82005 62015 102025
LATEST YEAR202510 births
PEAK RANK#264in 1939
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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