64%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪl.də/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning uncertain, perhaps from a German surname, or perhaps from the English word wild. It has been in use since the 19th century. PopularityDetails Last ranked #984 in 1954 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic informal common natural refined strange simple Categories currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -da, isograms, Keeper of the Lost Cities characters, nature, photographers, politics, surnames, uncertain etymology