Ilda
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning battle, strife; a form of Hilda.
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
Ilda by the numbers
Ilda was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 34 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Hilda
Like Ilda, each of these traces back to Hilda: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ilda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ilaearth or the world230 in the US (2017)
- Idaprosperous, wealthy126 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyamy God is Yahweh; Russian form of Elijah13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iliafrom troy or trojan; a form of Ilias35 in the US (2017)
- Ilsanoble maiden; variant of Ilse6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Illa17 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Ilda, 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 Ilda
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