Quick answers about Gilda
How many people are named Gilda?
An estimated 3,744 living Americans are named Gilda.
How rare is Gilda?
Gilda fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Gilda?
The median age of a living American named Gilda is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 74 years old.
Is Gilda still popular?
Not especially. Gilda has been declining since its 1947 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Gilda most common?
Gilda has its strongest geographic signal in Rhode Island, where it appears 14.1× more often than the national baseline.
1898Peak 19472025
Where it lives now
Gilda is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 5.9× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Gilda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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