Is Hilda a boy or girl name?
Hilda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Hilda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 81,143 US babies named Hilda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,053
- Babies named Hilda since 1880
- 81,143
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 2,137 babies
Boys and girls named Hilda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,280 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 4,732 | 100% |
| 1900s | 7 | 6,783 | 99.9% |
| 1910s | 33 | 15,674 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 60 | 18,191 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 38 | 9,454 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,567 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 10 | 6,302 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,596 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,582 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 20 | 1,907 | 99% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,362 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 827 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 448 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 260 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,989 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,839 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,420 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,297 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,455 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,097 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,808 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,316 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,559 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,364 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,718 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,747 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,431 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,517 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,867 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,943 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,154 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,367 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,075 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,072 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,560 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,960 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,584 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,590 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,470 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,361 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,238 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,194 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,163 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,124 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,103 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,106 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,005 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,114 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,055 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 170 | #934 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 183 | #874 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 188 | #832 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,753 | 195 | #797 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,931 | 219 | #757 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 242 | #697 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,672 | 253 | #685 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 221 | #739 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,174 | 237 | #671 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 197 | #765 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 279 | #585 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 249 | #631 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 304 | #552 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 236 | #640 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 284 | #578 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 277 | #614 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 298 | #589 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 285 | #586 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 250 | #609 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 292 | #552 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 291 | #555 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 377 | #488 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 411 | #476 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 380 | #498 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 428 | #465 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 424 | #474 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 458 | #456 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 466 | #444 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 523 | #406 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,230 | 587 | #373 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 626 | #348 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 660 | #331 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 658 | #330 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 727 | #305 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,968 | 665 | #313 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 708 | #296 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 682 | #296 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 704 | #292 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,899 | 798 | #273 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 843 | #262 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 718 | #270 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 680 | #259 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 745 | #241 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 703 | #263 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 784 | #244 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 795 | #218 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 797 | #215 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 762 | #221 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,001 | 850 | #205 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 761 | #219 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,326 | 822 | #204 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 867 | #199 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,913 | 929 | #192 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,628 | 957 | #179 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,005 | 1,105 | #172 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #167 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,777 | 1,303 | #158 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,674 | 1,334 | #157 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,574 | #148 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,280 | 1,669 | #144 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,641 | 1,847 | #139 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,824 | #142 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,125 | 1,941 | #141 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,862 | #140 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,601 | 1,962 | #131 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,090 | 2,128 | #123 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,338 | 2,050 | #125 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,917 | #123 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,511 | 2,118 | #114 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,241 | 2,006 | #112 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,038 | 2,075 | #105 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,891 | #107 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,531 | 1,525 | #103 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,020 | 1,275 | #105 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,158 | #104 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 916 | #101 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 793 | #109 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,210 | 773 | #100 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 735 | #102 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 702 | #101 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 705 | #97 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 655 | #101 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 629 | #98 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 698 | #88 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 649 | #94 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 574 | #92 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 663 | #101 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 621 | #87 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 610 | #97 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 561 | #94 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 549 | #95 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 513 | #104 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 470 | #106 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 410 | #107 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 370 | #121 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 324 | #122 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 304 | #128 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 251 | #138 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 219 | #146 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 156 | #156 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 143 | #161 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 121 | #168 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 125 | #157 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 99 | #169 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 58 | #226 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 48 | #223 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 60 | #199 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hilda reached #1,210 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #87 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hilda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.