Girl Nelda Nelda means: sun ray, shining light. Nelda Name Origin: Greek Pronunciation: n(e)-lda, nel-da Share your thoughts about Nelda Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Nelda name meaning, which is sun ray, shining light Ask your friends & family about Nelda… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Nelda Name Popularity How popular is the name Nelda? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 739 10 0.0028% 1911 691 12 0.0032% 1912 653 25 0.005% 1913 691 26 0.0046% 1914 603 49 0.007% 1915 540 94 0.0103% 1916 544 105 0.0109% 1917 529 117 0.0117% 1918 570 111 0.0103% 1919 575 102 0.0097% 1920 471 163 0.0147% 1921 456 185 0.0162% 1922 410 216 0.0194% 1923 429 203 0.0181% 1924 391 264 0.0227% 1925 380 288 0.0255% 1926 354 317 0.0288% 1927 319 393 0.0355% 1928 314 399 0.0373% 1929 330 339 0.0327% 1930 314 398 0.0381% 1931 306 393 0.0398% 1932 289 426 0.0431% 1933 276 450 0.0483% 1934 275 456 0.0472% 1935 280 431 0.0444% 1936 265 482 0.05% 1937 273 484 0.0491% 1938 266 528 0.0516% 1939 265 516 0.0507% 1940 266 509 0.0479% 1941 270 521 0.0463% 1942 316 432 0.0342% 1943 307 468 0.0358% 1944 324 396 0.032% 1945 320 409 0.0335% 1946 328 474 0.0321% 1947 372 425 0.0255% 1948 352 450 0.0282% 1949 371 405 0.0252% 1950 407 338 0.021% 1951 425 343 0.0202% 1952 429 354 0.0203% 1953 490 265 0.015% 1954 470 311 0.017% 1955 469 325 0.0177% 1956 559 235 0.0124% 1957 565 245 0.0127% 1958 641 192 0.0102% 1959 644 191 0.0101% 1960 659 189 0.01% 1961 680 182 0.0096% 1962 763 139 0.0076% 1963 778 129 0.0072% 1964 784 127 0.0072% 1965 933 72 0.0044% 1966 1,029 55 0.0035% 1967 962 65 0.0043% 1968 973 64 0.0043% 1969 1,080 56 0.0036% 1970 1,138 55 0.0035% 1971 1,120 56 0.0037% 1972 1,292 36 0.0026% 1973 1,436 27 0.0021% 1974 1,355 34 0.0026% 1975 1,447 31 0.0024% 1976 1,592 23 0.0018% 1977 1,734 21 0.0016% 1978 1,629 26 0.0019% 1979 1,484 35 0.0025% 1980 1,777 23 0.0016% 1981 1,867 20 0.0014% 1982 1,825 22 0.0015% 1983 1,903 18 0.0012% 1984 2,184 13 0.0009% 1985 2,287 12 0.0008% 1986 — 0 0% 1987 2,382 12 0.0008% 1988 2,567 11 0.0007% 1989 2,410 15 0.0009% 1990 — 0 0% 1991 — 0 0% 1992 3,355 6 0.0004% 1993 3,432 6 0.0004% 1994 3,866 5 0.0003% 1995 3,573 5 0.0003% 1996 3,316 6 0.0004% 1997 3,193 6 0.0004% 1998 — 0 0% 1999 — 0 0% 2000 — 0 0% 2001 3,810 5 0.0003% 2002 — 0 0% 2003 3,566 6 0.0004% 2004 — 0 0% 2005 — 0 0% 2006 — 0 0% 2007 — 0 0% 2008 — 0 0% 2009 — 0 0% 2010 — 0 0% 2011 — 0 0% 2012 — 0 0% 2013 — 0 0% 2014 — 0 0% 2015 — 0 0% 2016 — 0 0% 2017 — 0 0% 2018 — 0 0% 2019 — 0 0% 2020 — 0 0% 2021 — 0 0% 2022 — 0 0% Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Maryland (MD) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) North Carolina (NC) Nebraska (NE) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) South Carolina (SC) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Nelda If you like Nelda, you’ll love these other names like Nelda. What names sound like Nelda? If you like how Nelda sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nelda. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Nelida English Nilda Italian What names are similar to Nelda? Find a name that’s like Nelda, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Kelda Spring, fountain Scandinavian Neda Born on Sunday Slavic Nedda A feminine diminutive form of Edward, meaning “the happy guardian.” Italian Nela Horn Latin Nelia Horn Latin Nella Horn Latin Selda Dark battle German Velda A short form of Veleda. Welda Ruler German Zelda Happiness Yiddish Lists With Nelda Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Nelda. Old Girl Names Ready to Return to the Spotlight // 171 names Old girl names may come from yesteryear, but that doesn’t mean they’re not steeped in beauty and meaning. Get to know them on our list. 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