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Origin & history of Gilda1
English / Germanic / Italian / Portuguese roots
Gilda comes from the English / Germanic / Italian / Portuguese tradition, meaning Woman of Sacrifice.
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How popular is Gilda?
1947
peak year
Today, Gilda is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10861), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1947, 346 babies were given the name (ranked #441 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Gilda's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 10,077 babies have been registered as Gilda since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
346
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #441)
(ranked #441)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
10,077
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gilda6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
G7
I9
L3
D4
A1
Sum: 24 → Life path 6
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Personality of Gilda❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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