Hilda
#2,998 for girls in 2025, 55 births · Last seen for boys in 1983 at #5,484
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 621 births
- Debut · girls
- 60 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 81,022since 1880
Hilda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,998 | 55 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,013 | 54 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,975 | 56 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,821 | 60 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,390 | 46 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,272 | 48 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,438 | 45 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,066 | 36 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,777 | 40 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,299 | 49 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,549 | 44 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,708 | 65 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,723 | 41 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,409 | 47 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,510 | 75 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,855 | 62 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,359 | 75 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,067 | 88 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,062 | 86 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,558 | 120 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,957 | 88 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,016 | 82 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,580 | 106 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,587 | 103 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,466 | 112 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,358 | 124 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,235 | 138 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,191 | 148 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,162 | 152 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,124 | 158 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,103 | 163 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,104 | 158 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,004 | 172 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,113 | 139 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,052 | 146 | — | |
| 1986 | #933 | 170 | — | |
| 1985 | #874 | 183 | — | |
| 1984 | #832 | 188 | — | |
| 1983 | #797 | 195 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #756 | 219 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #697 | 242 | — | |
| 1980 | #684 | 253 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #739 | 221 | — | |
| 1978 | #670 | 237 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #764 | 197 | — | |
| 1976 | #585 | 279 | — | |
| 1975 | #630 | 249 | — | |
| 1974 | #552 | 304 | — | |
| 1973 | #638 | 236 | — | |
| 1972 | #578 | 284 | — | |
| 1971 | #613 | 277 | — | |
| 1970 | #588 | 298 | — | |
| 1969 | #586 | 285 | — | |
| 1968 | #609 | 250 | — | |
| 1967 | #552 | 292 | — | |
| 1966 | #555 | 291 | — | |
| 1965 | #487 | 377 | — | |
| 1964 | #476 | 411 | — | |
| 1963 | #498 | 380 | — | |
| 1962 | #466 | 428 | — | |
| 1961 | #474 | 424 | — | |
| 1960 | #456 | 458 | — | |
| 1959 | #444 | 466 | — | |
| 1958 | #405 | 524 | — | |
| 1957 | #373 | 587 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #348 | 626 | — | |
| 1955 | #331 | 660 | — | |
| 1954 | #330 | 658 | — | |
| 1953 | #305 | 727 | — | |
| 1952 | #313 | 665 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #296 | 708 | — | |
| 1950 | #296 | 682 | — | |
| 1949 | #292 | 704 | — | |
| 1948 | #273 | 798 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #262 | 843 | — | |
| 1946 | #270 | 718 | — | |
| 1945 | #259 | 680 | — | |
| 1944 | #241 | 745 | — | |
| 1943 | #263 | 703 | — | |
| 1942 | #244 | 784 | — | |
| 1941 | #218 | 795 | — | |
| 1940 | #215 | 797 | — | |
| 1939 | #221 | 762 | — | |
| 1938 | #205 | 850 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #219 | 761 | — | |
| 1936 | #204 | 822 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #199 | 867 | — | |
| 1934 | #192 | 929 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #179 | 957 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #172 | 1,105 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #167 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1930 | #158 | 1,303 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #157 | 1,334 | #2,589 | 10 |
| 1928 | #148 | 1,574 | — | |
| 1927 | #144 | 1,669 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #139 | 1,847 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #142 | 1,824 | — | |
| 1924 | #141 | 1,941 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #140 | 1,862 | — | |
| 1922 | #131 | 1,962 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #123 | 2,128 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #125 | 2,050 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #123 | 1,917 | — | |
| 1918 | #114 | 2,118 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #112 | 2,006 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #105 | 2,075 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #107 | 1,891 | — | |
| 1914 | #103 | 1,525 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #105 | 1,275 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #104 | 1,158 | — | |
| 1911 | #101 | 916 | — | |
| 1910 | #108 | 793 | — | |
| 1909 | #100 | 773 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #102 | 735 | — | |
| 1907 | #101 | 702 | — | |
| 1906 | #97 | 705 | — | |
| 1905 | #101 | 655 | — | |
| 1904 | #98 | 629 | — | |
| 1903 | #88 | 698 | — | |
| 1902 | #94 | 649 | — | |
| 1901 | #92 | 574 | — | |
| 1900 | #101 | 663 | — | |
| 1899 | #87 | 621 | — | |
| 1898 | #97 | 610 | — | |
| 1897 | #94 | 561 | — | |
| 1896 | #95 | 549 | — | |
| 1895 | #104 | 513 | — | |
| 1894 | #105 | 470 | — | |
| 1893 | #107 | 410 | — | |
| 1892 | #121 | 370 | — | |
| 1891 | #122 | 324 | — | |
| 1890 | #127 | 304 | — | |
| 1889 | #138 | 251 | — | |
| 1888 | #146 | 219 | — | |
| 1887 | #156 | 156 | — | |
| 1886 | #161 | 143 | — | |
| 1885 | #168 | 121 | — | |
| 1884 | #157 | 125 | — | |
| 1883 | #169 | 99 | — | |
| 1882 | #226 | 58 | — | |
| 1881 | #222 | 48 | — | |
| 1880 | #198 | 60 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hilda was already there! It came in at #198, and was given to 60 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2013–2021, when fewer than 50 girls a year got the name.
Where Hilda is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Carolina#72 · 1 in 326
- Vermont#104 · 1 in 393
- West Virginia#130 · 1 in 647
- Virginia#133 · 1 in 581
- Maryland#135 · 1 in 633
Best ever in a state: #22 in Maryland, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #72 | 113 | 1 in 326 |
| Vermont | #104 | 6 | 1 in 393 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 29 | 1 in 647 |
| Virginia | #133 | 41 | 1 in 581 |
| Maryland | #135 | 19 | 1 in 633 |
| Georgia | #146 | 47 | 1 in 662 |
| Mississippi | #154 | 35 | 1 in 630 |
| Florida | #155 | 22 | 1 in 628 |
| Louisiana | #160 | 33 | 1 in 685 |
| Maine | #161 | 7 | 1 in 870 |
| Alabama | #170 | 37 | 1 in 766 |
| District of Columbia | #179 | 5 | 1 in 1,119 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 26 | 1 in 813 |
| Tennessee | #185 | 27 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 28 | 1 in 985 |
| Pennsylvania | #208 | 44 | 1 in 1,643 |
| New York | #215 | 51 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Massachusetts | #241 | 10 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Texas | #248 | 45 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Missouri | #250 | 14 | 1 in 1,915 |
| Ohio | #256 | 19 | 1 in 2,653 |
| New Jersey | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,771 |
| Indiana | #294 | 8 | 1 in 3,174 |
| Arkansas | #307 | 9 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Michigan | #331 | 11 | 1 in 3,772 |
| California | #363 | 14 | 1 in 3,258 |
| Oklahoma | #367 | 7 | 1 in 2,860 |
| Illinois | #394 | 11 | 1 in 4,884 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 15 spots since 2024 (#3,013 → #2,998)
- 401 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #2,998)
- 301 spots since 2015 (#3,299 → #2,998)
- Biggest jump: 94 spots in 1978 (#764 → #670)
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1977 (#585 → #764)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #87 (621 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1896–1899
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 375
- Highest: 1 in 375 girls born in 1899 were named Hilda (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,223 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 22.5% of all girls named Hilda (18,191) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,280 | #138 (1889) | #174 |
| 1890s | 4,732 | #87 (1899) | #106 |
| 1900s | 6,783 | #88 (1903) | #97 |
| 1910s | 15,674 | #101 (1911) | #108 |
| 1920s | 18,191 | #123 (1921) | #139 |
| 1930s | 9,454 | #158 (1930) | #192 |
| 1940s | 7,567 | #215 (1940) | #254 |
| 1950s | 6,303 | #296 (1951) | #344 |
| 1960s | 3,596 | #456 (1960) | #516 |
| 1970s | 2,582 | #552 (1974) | #636 |
| 1980s | 1,907 | #684 (1980) | #874 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | #1,103 (1991) | #1,291 |
| 2000s | 827 | #1,558 (2002) | #2,246 |
| 2010s | 448 | #2,708 (2012) | #3,558 |
| 2020s | 316 | #2,821 (2022) | #3,099 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hilda in 1939
girls
#221
762 births · 1 in 1,439 girls
Top girls' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 1,439 of them was named Hilda, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.