Gyda

A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning battle maiden.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gyda by the numbers

Gyda was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 1952, making it a 1950s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gyda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Godagood; godly3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a warrior

Like Gyda, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Gyda

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