Entry № 0331 · Welsh origin

Heledd Heledd — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HEH-ledh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"Salt; from old Welsh poem"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Welsh)

A name that means "salt; from old welsh poem".

Heledd is the heroine of the 9th-century Welsh poem Canu Heledd — the lament of Heledd, princess of Powys, after the death of her brother Cynddylan and the destruction of his hall.

Heledd is rare even in Wales but distinctive.

The princess of Powys. The 9th-century lament.

Where Heledd stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Heledd · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Heledds before her.

Real people
Heledd Pritchard
Welsh journalist.
In fiction
Heledd
Heroine of Canu Heledd.
9th-century Welsh poem

Names connected to Heledd.

The number behind Heledd.

6

The Nurturer

Heledd reduces to six — the number of Welsh lamentation.

Why families chose this name.

"The Powys princess from the Welsh poem. Six letters. Heledd."
Megan · Mother of one · Aberystwyth