Hildred

Last seen for girls in 1965 at #5,817 · Last seen for boys in 1963 at #3,646
Given to girls 85.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1898 · 43 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,404
since 1889

Hildred over time

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#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #472, 1898peak #1,740, 1911girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1950#2,53516#3,0217
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1948#3,13711#2,7888
1947#2,63715#2,6719
1946#3,6658#3,1736
1945#2,74211#2,9966
1944#2,51113#3,4305
1943#2,25116#3,5385
1942#1,63026#2,9407
1941#1,50127#2,33310
1940#1,44228#2,32210
1939#1,35030#2,28810
1938#1,54724#2,8687
1937#1,38928#2,9057
1936#1,37528#2,8547
1935#1,16237#1,83715
1934#1,26332#2,39310
1933#1,12339#2,5429
1932#1,19236#1,84816
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1930#1,11744#2,60910
1929#90263#3,5596
1928#99456#2,16214
1927#93564#3,7806
1926#84376#2,43612
1925#87472#2,58811
1924#88073#2,34713
1923#77988#1,81619
1922#81980#2,14315
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1920#77488#2,13115
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1918#79680#2,16514
1917#79276#2,56210
1916#80272#3,1777
1915#72484#3,8255
1914#75958#2,10110
1913#71253#1,9459
1912#68953#2,5445
1911#63446#1,7405
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First appearance
1889

The first year at least five girls were named Hildred! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Hildred is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
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Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMNIllinois: #366 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,552 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,412 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNEMissouri: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,407 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,698 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Hildred, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#356 · 1 in 3,407
  2. Illinois#366 · 1 in 4,552
  3. Indiana#376 · 1 in 4,412
  4. West Virginia#395 · 1 in 3,698

Best ever in a state: #121 in Maine, 1911.

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Missouri#35691 in 3,407
Illinois#366131 in 4,552
Indiana#37661 in 4,412
West Virginia#39551 in 3,698
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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.

See more about Hildred
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1965
  • Biggest jump: 487 spots in 1892 (#1,213 → #726)
  • Biggest drop: 388 spots in 1891 (#825 → #1,213)
Rise & fade · girls
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1898 at #472 (43 births)
  • Births halved by 1900, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1892–1929
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,018
  • Highest: 1 in 6,018 girls born in 1898 were named Hildred (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 294,194 girls born in 1965 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 30.6% of all girls named Hildred (736) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1965
  • Mostly boys until 1964, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,279 (1889)#1,279
1890s184#472 (1898)#780
1900s263#596 (1903)#705
1910s626#634 (1911)#753
1920s736#774 (1920)#865
1930s347#995 (1931)#1,251
1940s168#1,442 (1940)#2,437
1950s64#2,535 (1950)#4,622
1960s11#5,817 (1965)#6,205

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.

Hildred in 1920

girls
#774
88 births · 1 in 13,617 girls
boys
#2,131
15 births · 1 in 70,957 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #774Hildred88

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #2,131Hildred15
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 13,617 of them was named Hildred, which outranked 86.6% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hildred
  1. #771Berenice89
  2. #771Mandy89
  3. #771Savannah89
  4. #774Hildred88
  5. #774Freeda88
  6. #774Jonnie88
  7. #777Amalia87
  8. #777Waneta87
  9. #777Zona87

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 70,957 of them was named Hildred, which outranked 57.3% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hildred
  1. #2,052Ysidro16
  2. #2,052Zachary16
  3. #2,052Zygmunt16
  4. #2,131Hildred15
  5. #2,131Adolphe15
  6. #2,131Aime15
  7. #2,131Albertus15
  8. #2,231Arnie14
  9. #2,231Avis14
  10. #2,231Bertis14

Tied with 99 names at #2,131; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →