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Ilda
How to Pronounce Ilda
Pronounced IL-duh /ΛΙͺl.dΙ/High
Meaning: Ilda is a short form of Hilda and a name in its own right in Italian and Portuguese, all from the Germanic hild, 'battle'. Dropping the initial H, it keeps the warrior meaning of the old Hild- names while sounding softer and more Latinate.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ilda comes from the Germanic hild, 'battle', the same element in Hilda, Brunhilda and Matilda; in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese it stands as an independent name. In the American record it appears both as an immigrant heritage name and as a streamlined form of Hilda.
It stayed a modest choice β a few dozen girls a year at most around its faint nineteen-twenties peak β and the spelling lingers unusually late in the record. It reads as gently old-world and has not revived, though its parent Hilda shares the current vintage-name interest.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ilda mean?
Ilda is a short form of Hilda, from the Germanic root hild, meaning 'battle'.
How do you pronounce Ilda?
It's said IL-duh /ΛΙͺl.dΙ/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Ilda a boy or girl name?
Ilda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ilda?
Ilda is rare, a vintage form of Hilda most seen in the early twentieth century.