Zilda
Zilda is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Zilda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zilda is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Zilda
Zilda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 8 Zildas were born — ranking #3,258 that year. As of 2026, Zilda ranks #4,973 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Zildas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zilda
Zilda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Zilda's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,258. Use the chart and map above to compare Zilda'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 .
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