How Many People Are Named Nilda?
An estimated 2,369 people in the United States have the first name Nilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Nilda peaked in popularity in 1957 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nilda 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 Nilda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,369
About 1 in 144,683 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1957
118 births
Total Registered
3,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nilda
Nilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,244 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nilda as a female name
Ranked #15,705 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1957 (118 births)
Nilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nilda span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 834 babies were registered. Nilda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nilda by Decade
How has Nilda 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.
Nilda by State
Birth registrations for Nilda span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut. On average, about 212 Nildas were registered per state.
Nilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nilda
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Nilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nilda?
We estimate approximately 2,369 people named Nilda 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 144,683 Americans share this first name.
Is Nilda a common name?
Nilda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nilda most popular?
Nilda reached peak popularity in 1957, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nilda is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nilda a female name?
Nilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nilda Smith, Nilda Johnson, Nilda 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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