Given name
Wylda
“one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller”
Wylda is a variant of Wilda. One German interpretation is “one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wylda is a variant of Wilda. One German interpretation is “one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wylda is a variant of Wilda. An origin associated with Wilda is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wylda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 8 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 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1927.
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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