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Elda

Elda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“battle”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
EL-duh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Generally derived from Germanic names containing the element hild meaning battle, via forms such as Ilda or Hilda. Elda is also used as an independent given name in Italian and elsewhere.

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How popular is Elda?

20245.4 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elda in 202418

Peak year1903

Total US babies since 18808,992

Elda is steady now but far below its 1903 peak.

Names like Elda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Elda questions

What does the name Elda mean?

Elda means "battle". It comes from Germanic. Generally derived from Germanic names containing the element hild meaning battle, via forms such as Ilda or Hilda. Elda is also used as an independent given name in Italian and elsewhere.

Is Elda a boy or girl name?

Elda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elda?

18 US babies were named Elda in 2024. Its peak year was 1903.

How do you pronounce Elda?

Elda is usually pronounced EL-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.