Given name
Wilva
“a determined woman; persistent”
Wilva is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a determined woman; persistent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a determined woman; persistent.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 0 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 7 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 1938. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1916.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wilva’s family of names
Wilva has a related form in Wilvah. Wilva has a related form in Wylva. Wilva has a related form in Wylvah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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