Given name
Eleda
“resembling a winged creature”
Eleda is a variant of Elida. One English interpretation is “resembling a winged creature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eleda is a variant of Elida. One English interpretation is “resembling a winged creature.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eleda is a variant of Elida. An origin associated with Elida is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eleda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 6 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 6 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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