Is Nelda a boy or girl name?
Nelda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Nelda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,134 US babies named Nelda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,352
- Babies named Nelda since 1884
- 20,134
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 567 babies
Boys and girls named Nelda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,170 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 4,931 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,870 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,211 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,488 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 536 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,352 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,188 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,072 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,141 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,702 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,877 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,469 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,009 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,143 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,691 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,036 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,218 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,356 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,078 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,764 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,092 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,016 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,829 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,635 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,537 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,599 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,510 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,542 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,966 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,018 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,859 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,509 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,596 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,252 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,586 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,207 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,959 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,315 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,843 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,207 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,415 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,364 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,088 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,702 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,700 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,965 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,514 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,297 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,418 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,180 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,096 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,079 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,038 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 130 | #877 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 165 | #817 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 168 | #802 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 186 | #764 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 224 | #702 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 235 | #662 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 222 | #671 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 242 | #632 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 284 | #574 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 280 | #562 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 361 | #476 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 350 | #477 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 318 | #486 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 387 | #436 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 392 | #423 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 375 | #414 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 447 | #371 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 490 | #350 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 468 | #371 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 521 | #327 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 451 | #320 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 435 | #327 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 500 | #312 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 464 | #322 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 554 | #271 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 540 | #268 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 546 | #264 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 567 | #266 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 526 | #274 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 524 | #265 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,008 | 473 | #281 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 493 | #277 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 476 | #277 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 468 | #288 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 424 | #311 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 434 | #317 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 376 | #332 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 440 | #312 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 436 | #320 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 349 | #359 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 315 | #385 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 312 | #388 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 238 | #440 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 251 | #415 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 229 | #459 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 224 | #451 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 154 | #555 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 164 | #553 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 177 | #497 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 158 | #522 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 146 | #521 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 117 | #520 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 75 | #598 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 63 | #628 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 47 | #632 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 29 | #808 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 33 | #703 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,034 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 25 | #756 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #590 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 25 | #726 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 19 | #847 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 16 | #888 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 18 | #837 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 19 | #761 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 27 | #698 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,077 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,083 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,019 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,273 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #968 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,208 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,070 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,478 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,005 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,008 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,009 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,123 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nelda reached #4,008 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #264 in 1939. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nelda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.