Yalda
A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning birth; the longest night of winter.
Yalda by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Yalda. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yalda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the night
Like Yalda, each of these has the night in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean snow or ice
Like Yalda, each of these has snow or ice in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yalda
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