Casilda
Below 5 births
About Casilda
An obscure medieval saint's name which nevertheless sounds pretty on-trend right now: a softer alternative to Matilda, perhaps. If you're searching for Spanish names for girls, this can make an unusual but usable choice.
St Casilda of Toledo was a Moorish princess who later converted to Christianity. Her name may be of Germanic origin (partly derived from the element hild "battle"), or it may be an hispanization of an Arabic name such as Qasida ("ode; messenger").
The name Casilda features in the novel Don Quixote and in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Gondoliers.
Pronounced kah-SIL-dah.
As of October 2026, Casilda ranked #15689 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3496 in 1934.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Casilda on lists
Famous Casildas
- Casilda Igarzábal (1774
1844), wife of Argentine revolutionary patriot Nicolás Rodríguez Peña (one of the leaders of the May Revolution, which started the Argentine War of Independence)
- Casilda Iturrizar
Basque philanthropist
- Cacilda Becker (1921
1969), Brazilian actress
- Cacilda Borges Barbosa (1914
2010), Brazilian pianist, conductor and composer, who was one of the pioneers of electronic music in Brazil
Casilda in pop culture
- Cassilda
character in "The King in Yellow" (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers; referenced in HBO show "True Detective"
- Casilda
character in the opéra comique "La part du diable" (1843)
- International variations: Cacilda
Casilde