Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Hilda

HIL-də · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Battle, short form of Hildegard
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3053
2024 births53
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births80,965
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HildyHil
Alternate spellings
HyldaHildah
In other languages
Hilde (German)Hilda (Swedish/Norwegian)Ilda (Italian/Spanish)

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Notable people named Hilda

Hilda Solis (politician)
Hilda Doolittle (poet HD)
Saint Hilda of Whitby
Hilda Lopez Toledo (athlete)