Walda

WAWL-duh /ˈwɔldə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Walda is a rare variant of Waldo that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Walda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1957. Walda was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1948 (36 births).

About the name Walda

PronunciationWAWL-duh /ˈwɔldə/
CultureGerman
36peak births 1948
1911first in SSA data

Names similar to Walda

How popular is Walda?

Girls named Walda
191119201930194019501957
Girls named Walda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1911–1957 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1957) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Walda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19575—#6,987
19537—#5,024
195211—#3,546
195115—#2,808
19506—#5,285
194836—#1,574
194711—#3,441
19469—#3,658
194519—#1,990
19448—#3,676
194314—#2,554
19425—#5,354
194110—#3,020
194017—#2,028
19396—#4,229
193823—#1,647
193716—#2,094
193616—#2,029
193514—#2,302
193411—#2,733
193314—#2,268
193214—#2,362
19317—#3,834
19266—#4,826
19245—#5,870
19197—#4,234
19167—#3,907
19155—#4,936
19116—#2,452