How Many People Are Named Gilda?
An estimated 4,258 people in the United States have the first name Gilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Gilda peaked in popularity in 1947 with 346 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gilda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,258
About 1 in 80,497 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1947
346 births
Total Registered
10,077
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilda
Gilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,077 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gilda as a female name
Ranked #9,766 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (346 births)
Gilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilda span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,160 babies were registered. Gilda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gilda by Decade
How has Gilda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gilda by State
Birth registrations for Gilda span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Maine, Oklahoma. On average, about 262 Gildas were registered per state.
Gilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilda?
We estimate approximately 4,258 people named Gilda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 80,497 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilda a common name?
Gilda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,077 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilda most popular?
Gilda reached peak popularity in 1947, when 346 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilda is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilda a female name?
Gilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilda Smith, Gilda Johnson, Gilda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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