Given name
Grizelda
Grizelda is a variant 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
Grizelda is a variant of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Grizelda is a variant of Griselda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Grizelda is a variant 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
Grizelda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 187
- 0 boys · 187 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,717 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,717 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 335 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.
Grizelda’s family of names
Grizelda has a related form in Griselda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Grizelda
- Grizelda KristiņaLatvian-born Canadian centenarian1910–2013
- Grizelda CjiekellaSouth African politician1970–2015
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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