Nelida

A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning horn; a form of Cornelia.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nelida by the numbers

Nelida was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 42 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Cornelia

Like Nelida, each of these traces back to Cornelia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Corneliahorn; feminine form of Cornelius7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Korneliahorn; a form of Cornelia17 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Neliahorn of plenty; a form of Cornelia5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neldaborn at night; a form of Neldwyn5 in the US (2017)
  • Nelina5 in the US (2017)
  • Neida
  • Noeliachristmas born; relating to noel130 in the US (2017)
  • Nellabeautiful; a form of Nell or Nella45 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Nelida

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