Given name
Elida
“resembling a winged creature”
Elida is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “resembling a winged creature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling a winged creature.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,776
- 0 boys · 7,776 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 141 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,204 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,204 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 141 in 1946. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,577 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.
Elida’s family of names
Elida has a related form in Eleida. Elida has a related form in Eleada. Elida has a related form in Eleda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elida
- Elida CampodónicoPanamanian lawyer (1894-1960)
- Elida CarlésArgentine aviator, actress, and journalist (1912-1970)
- Elidà Amigó i MontanyaAndorran historian, archivist, activist, and suffragist (1935-2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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