Hildred

Where Hildred comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hildred.

Hildred through the years
  1. 1852
    Hildred Carlile born
    British politician
  2. 1889
    First appearance
    #1,279 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1898
    Peak, #472
    43 babies named Hildred, its best rank.
  4. 1900
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #833.
  5. 1911
    Hildred Blewett born
    Canadian physicist
  6. 1965
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Hildred Carlile · British politician, 1852–1942
  • Hildred Blewett · Canadian physicist, 1911–2004
  • Hildred Mary Butler · Australian microbiologist, 1906–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.