Gilda
Gilda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese.
- Italian
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Gilda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gilda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
The Story of Gilda
Gilda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 346 Gildas were born — ranking #441 that year. As of 2026, Gilda ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 10K Gildas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gilda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gilda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ermenegilda
- Hermenegilda
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About the name Gilda
Gilda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Gilda's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #441. Use the chart and map above to compare Gilda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.