How Many People Are Named Zilda?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Zilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Zilda peaked in popularity in 1916 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zilda 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 Zilda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Zilda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Zilda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1916
8 births
Total Registered
66
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zilda
Zilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 66 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zilda as a female name
Ranked #5,768 in 1925
5 female births in 1925
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Zilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zilda span from the 1890s to the 1920s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 35 babies were registered. While Zilda is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zilda by Decade
How has Zilda 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.
Zilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zilda
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zilda?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Zilda 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Zilda a common name?
Zilda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zilda most popular?
Zilda reached peak popularity in 1916, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zilda is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zilda a female name?
Zilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zilda Smith, Zilda Johnson, Zilda 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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