Is Ilda a boy or girl name?

Ilda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,522 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ilda

Recorded 1894–2024 · United States

Ilda was most popular in 1921, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,497 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,522 people named Ilda.

Ilda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilda’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,522 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ilda

Where Ilda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org