Given name
Kelda
“from the waters”·“from the farm near the spring”
Kelda is a variant of Kelby. Interpretations include “from the waters” and “from the farm near the spring”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kelda is a variant of Kelby. Interpretations include “from the waters” and “from the farm near the spring”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kelda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 210
- 0 boys · 210 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 15 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 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 278 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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