Name meaning & stats
Griselda
Griselda means “gray battle-maid” (Germanic origin). 9,111 US babies since 1940, peak 1993.
What it means
“gray battle-maid”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1993
9,111 US babies were named Griselda between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Griselda (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 84% of the family
- Griselda 84%
- Gricelda 15%
- Grizelda 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1993)