Hilda
Germanic hild, “battle”; a seventh-century English abbess made it a saint’s name.
1921peak year
No. 87best rank (1899)
81,200babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Hilda appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 10 different years between 1896 and 1909. Its biggest year was 1921, when 2,128 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 123 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1899, at No. 87. All told, 81,200 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,280 | No. 138 |
| 1890s | 4,732 | No. 87 |
| 1900s | 6,783 | No. 88 |
| 1910s | 15,674 | No. 101 |
| 1920s | 18,191 | No. 123 |
| 1930s | 9,454 | No. 158 |
| 1940s | 7,567 | No. 215 |
| 1950s | 6,303 | No. 296 |
| 1960s | 3,596 | No. 456 |
| 1970s | 2,582 | No. 552 |
| 1980s | 1,907 | No. 684 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | No. 1103 |
| 2000s | 827 | No. 1558 |
| 2010s | 448 | No. 2708 |
| 2020s | 316 | No. 2821 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.