Nelda

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning born at night; a form of Neldwyn.

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

Nelda by the numbers

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

Its American peak was 567 babies in 1938, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nellodark, black; a form of Antonello6 in the US (2017)
  • Nestapure; a form of Nesta or Agnes5 in the US (2017)
  • Nekoda7 in the US (2017)
  • Neima5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the night

Like Nelda, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
  • Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Nelda

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