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1915

First Year

1953

Last Year

1942

Peak Year

#2416

Peak Rank

118

Total Count

18

Years Active

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## Meaning & Origin of Welda

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. 

Welda is a village and constituent community (stadtteil) of the town of Warburg, in the district of Höxter in the east of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Welda has historically been known by the names of Wellede, Welde and Kerkwellede.

Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welda) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welda)

🏛️Origin & history

The land around Welda, once a border village between Westphalia , Waldeck and Hesse , has yielded forth archaeological evidence of a Celtic presence. In 1856 Welda was visited by Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, who went on to become the "Ninety-Nine-Day Emperor", Kaiser Friedrich III . He presented the church with a Communion chalice . In World War II Welda was liberated by U.S. forces in April 1945\. In the fields east of the railway station there was an American internment camp holding up to 80,000 German prisoners of war . Welda was in the British zone of occupation from 1945, then from 1949

[![Wikipedia thumbnail for Welda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Warburg_Ortsteile_Welda.svg/330px-Warburg_Ortsteile_Welda.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welda)

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## The Story of Welda

The earliest SSA record of Welda as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1942 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Welda — #2,416 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Welda on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Welda last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 118 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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## Names that sound like Welda

Phonetically similar names — useful when Welda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. 

* [Wilda](/wilda)
* Weldy
* Wildey
* [Waldo](/waldo)
* Weld
* Welder
* Weald
* Welled
* Wildy
* [Weldon](/weldon)
* Welds
* [Welty](/welty)

Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. 

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## Frequently Asked Questions about Welda

What does the name Welda mean?

Welda is a village and constituent community (stadtteil) of the town of Warburg, in the district of Höxter in the east of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Welda has historically been known by the names of Wellede, Welde and Kerkwellede.

How popular is Welda in 2026?

In 2026, Welda ranks #4,596 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Welda most popular?

Welda reached its peak popularity in 1942, ranking #2,416 that year with 14 babies given the name.

Is Welda a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Welda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Welda?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Welda include Clay, Frankye, Gerene. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

## Similar Names

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## About the name Welda 

Welda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Welda's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #2,416\. Use the chart and map above to compare Welda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

### Continue exploring 

* [ Top names of 1942 → ](/year/1942)
* [ Names of the 1940s → ](/decade/1940s)
* [ Names starting with "W" → ](/letter/w)
* [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls)
* [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026)

Data sources

* Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms).
* Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
* Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/).
* Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/).

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. 

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