Girls' name · peaked in 1899
Hilda name popularity since 1925
42,717 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hilda. Half of them were born in 1944 or earlier, so the typical Hilda is about 82 years old in 2026. Hilda peaked in 1899 as the #87 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 42,717
- Named Hilda, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1899
- #87 for girls that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,007 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 42,610 girls · 107 boys
- Most popular in
- North Carolina
- 3.55× its national share
Peak year is the year Hilda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hilda births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1926. Measured as a share of all babies, Hilda peaked earlier, in 1899.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, Hilda's share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 7,730 to 1 in 11,900.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Hilda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hilda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hilda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 8,248 | 29 | – |
| 1930s | 9,454 | 38 | #199 |
| 1940s | 7,567 | 5 | #259 |
| 1950s | 6,303 | 10 | #331 |
| 1960s | 3,596 | 0 | #488 |
| 1970s | 2,582 | 5 | #631 |
| 1980s | 1,907 | 20 | #874 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | 0 | #1,238 |
| 2000s | 827 | 0 | #2,367 |
| 2010s | 448 | 0 | #3,316 |
| 2020–25 | 316 | 0 | #3,007 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Hilda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Hilda is most popular
The index compares Hilda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hilda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3.55× | 3,972 |
| Mississippi | 2.69× | 1,286 |
| Louisiana | 2.66× | 1,882 |
| West Virginia | 2.57× | 893 |
| Texas | 1.74× | 5,393 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hilda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hilda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hilda (1899).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data