Relda
Feminine
Relda is a rare two-syllable name that rhymes with Zelda and Hilda and belongs to neither. It is firm at the start and soft at the end.
How old is the name Relda?
Relda first appears in US birth records in 1902 — 123 years ago. The typical Relda alive today was born around 1935, making them about 90 years old. About 200 people named Relda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Relda most popular?
Relda peaked in 1902, reaching #1320 nationally. See the whole 1902 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Relda
Names ending in -da were once everywhere in America: Hilda, Zelda, Ida, Freda, Alda. Relda sits among them with a rolling r at the front, a name made from the sounds of its time rather than from any older word. It has been given very rarely, and so it has kept exactly the shape it was born with.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Relda. It rhymes with Zelda and Hilda and may have been built on their pattern, but no record says so.
Pronouncing Relda
REL-duh
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Relda
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1902
- Most girls named
- 192318 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1320reached in 1902
- Change vs 1963
- 0.0%6 in 1964, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Reldas among us
people named Relda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Relda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- It is short and easy to say.
- People will hear Zelda or Hilda and spell it accordingly.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Reldas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Relda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Relda in 2025?
- Relda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Relda with classmates?
- Relda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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