Wilda

Wilda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wild”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: WIL-duh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Germanic wild, meaning 'wild' or 'untamed.' It has been used in German and English-speaking contexts, sometimes as a feminine form related to Wilde or Wild.

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How popular is Wilda?

20240 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Wilda in 20240

Peak year1926

Total US babies since 188012,773

Wilda was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

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Wilda questions

What does the name Wilda mean?

Wilda means "wild". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic wild, meaning 'wild' or 'untamed.' It has been used in German and English-speaking contexts, sometimes as a feminine form related to Wilde or Wild.

Is Wilda a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Wilda?

Wilda was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1926.

How do you pronounce Wilda?

Wilda is usually pronounced WIL-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.