Hilda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Hilda is one of several feminine given names derived from the name Hild, formed from Old Norse hildr, meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game.

From Wikipedia

Hilda first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 2,128 babies (rank #123 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 girls (rank #3,053). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Hilda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hilda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

81,143

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,128

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Hilda

Hilda Heinepolitician · b. 1951
Hilda Solispolitician · b. 1957
Hilda Geiringerstatistician · b. 1893

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	60	#199
1881	48	#223
1882	58	#226
1883	99	#169
1884	125	#157
1885	121	#168
1886	143	#161
1887	156	#156
1888	219	#146
1889	251	#138
1890	304	#128
1891	324	#122
1892	370	#121
1893	410	#107
1894	470	#106
1895	513	#104
1896	549	#95
1897	561	#94
1898	610	#97
1899	621	#87
1900	663	#101
1901	574	#92
1902	649	#94
1903	698	#88
1904	629	#98
1905	655	#101
1906	705	#97
1907	702	#101
1908	735	#102
1909	773	#100
1910	793	#109
1911	916	#101
1912	1,158	#104
1913	1,275	#105
1914	1,525	#103
1915	1,891	#107
1916	2,075	#105
1917	2,006	#112
1918	2,118	#114
1919	1,917	#123
1920	2,050	#125
1921	2,128	#123
1922	1,962	#131
1923	1,862	#140
1924	1,941	#141
1925	1,824	#142
1926	1,847	#139
1927	1,669	#144
1928	1,574	#148
1929	1,334	#157
1930	1,303	#158
1931	1,098	#167
1932	1,105	#172
1933	957	#179
1934	929	#192
1935	867	#199
1936	822	#204
1937	761	#219
1938	850	#205
1939	762	#221
1940	797	#215
1941	795	#218
1942	784	#244
1943	703	#263
1944	745	#241
1945	680	#259
1946	718	#270
1947	843	#262
1948	798	#273
1949	704	#292
1950	682	#296
1951	708	#296
1952	665	#313
1953	727	#305
1954	658	#330
1955	660	#331
1956	626	#348
1957	587	#373
1958	523	#406
1959	466	#444
1960	458	#456
1961	424	#474
1962	428	#465
1963	380	#498
1964	411	#476
1965	377	#488
1966	291	#555
1967	292	#552
1968	250	#609
1969	285	#586
1970	298	#589
1971	277	#614
1972	284	#578
1973	236	#640
1974	304	#552
1975	249	#631
1976	279	#585
1977	197	#765
1978	237	#671
1979	221	#739
1980	253	#685
1981	242	#697
1982	219	#757
1983	195	#797
1984	188	#832
1985	183	#874
1986	170	#934
1987	146	#1,055
1988	139	#1,114
1989	172	#1,005
1990	158	#1,106
1991	163	#1,103
1992	158	#1,124
1993	152	#1,163
1994	148	#1,194
1995	138	#1,238
1996	124	#1,361
1997	112	#1,470
1998	103	#1,590
1999	106	#1,584
2000	82	#2,024
2001	88	#1,960
2002	120	#1,560
2003	86	#2,072
2004	88	#2,075
2005	75	#2,367
2006	90	#2,154
2007	61	#2,943
2008	62	#2,867
2009	75	#2,517
2010	47	#3,431
2011	41	#3,747
2012	65	#2,718
2013	33	#4,364
2014	44	#3,559
2015	49	#3,316
2016	40	#3,808
2017	36	#4,097
2018	45	#3,455
2019	48	#3,297
2020	45	#3,420
2021	46	#3,411
2022	60	#2,839
2023	56	#2,989
2024	53	#3,053