Hilda

Girl name

Hilda has been given to 81,200 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɪldə/

Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

81,200

Peak year

1921 (2,137 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Hilda

Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

Hilda Heine

Marshallese politician

H.D.

American Imagist poet (1886–1961)

Hilda Solis

25th United States Secretary of Labor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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