Given name
Criselda
Criselda is a form of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Criselda carries the interpretation “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Criselda is a form of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Criselda is used as a form of Griselda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Criselda is a form of Griselda. The history of Griselda gives this family its wider story. Griselda was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Criselda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,651
- 0 boys · 1,651 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 60 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,998 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Criselda’s family of names
Criselda is a form of Griselda. Criselda has a related form in Crisel. Criselda has a related form in Cricelda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Criselda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ulanda
“one who is confident”
>99% girls
Colanda
“resembling the violet flower; modest”
>99% girls
Lawanda
“a wanderer”
>99% girls
Kashonda
“a dramatic woman”
>99% girls
Larhonda
“a flashy woman”
>99% girls
Quanda
“a beloved companion; friend”
>99% girls
Eulanda
“a fair woman”
>99% girls
Edrina
“an old-fashioned woman”
>99% girls