How Many People Are Named Wilda?
An estimated 2,567 people in the United States have the first name Wilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Wilda peaked in popularity in 1926 with 411 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilda 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 Wilda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Wilda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
2,567
About 1 in 133,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1926
411 births
Total Registered
12,773
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilda
Wilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,773 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Wilda as a male name
Ranked #4,020 in 1938
5 male births in 1938
Peak: 1917 (5 births)
Wilda as a female name
Ranked #17,604 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1926 (411 births)
Wilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,643 babies were registered. Wilda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wilda by Decade
How has Wilda 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.
Wilda by State
Birth registrations for Wilda span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Maine. On average, about 278 Wildas were registered per state.
Wilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wilda
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilda?
We estimate approximately 2,567 people named Wilda 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 133,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilda a common name?
Wilda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,773 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilda most popular?
Wilda reached peak popularity in 1926, when 411 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilda is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilda a female name?
Wilda is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilda Smith, Wilda Johnson, Wilda 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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