Is Hildred a boy or girl name?
Hildred was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 85.1% of the 2,825 US babies named Hildred were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hildred since 1889
- 2,825
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 107 babies
Boys and girls named Hildred, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 1910s | 75 | 626 | 89.3% |
| 1920s | 126 | 736 | 85.4% |
| 1930s | 102 | 347 | 77.3% |
| 1940s | 72 | 168 | 70% |
| 1950s | 35 | 64 | 64.6% |
| 1960s | 11 | 11 | 50% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,063 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,804 | 5 | #6,990 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,296 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,244 | 6 | #5,827 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,445 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,381 | 6 | #5,668 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,180 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,616 | 6 | #5,379 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,930 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,561 | 7 | #4,547 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,166 | 16 | #2,597 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,492 | 13 | #2,904 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,877 | 11 | #3,222 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,761 | 15 | #2,686 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,327 | 8 | #3,798 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,142 | 11 | #2,808 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,636 | 13 | #2,558 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,759 | 16 | #2,290 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,067 | 26 | #1,644 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,404 | 27 | #1,513 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,389 | 28 | #1,450 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,345 | 30 | #1,363 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,002 | 24 | #1,570 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,029 | 28 | #1,397 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,005 | 28 | #1,397 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,874 | 37 | #1,174 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,464 | 32 | #1,274 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,629 | 39 | #1,127 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,880 | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,386 | 49 | #1,002 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,680 | 44 | #1,120 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,730 | 63 | #905 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,209 | 56 | #998 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,957 | 64 | #942 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,482 | 76 | #847 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,662 | 72 | #875 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,401 | 73 | #882 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,836 | 88 | #779 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,190 | 80 | #820 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,199 | 76 | #849 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,176 | 88 | #775 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,769 | 76 | #807 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,213 | 80 | #798 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,630 | 76 | #794 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,327 | 72 | #806 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,081 | 84 | #726 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,176 | 58 | #761 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,007 | 53 | #715 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,698 | 53 | #692 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,862 | 46 | #638 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 28 | #819 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 31 | #724 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #777 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 25 | #754 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 27 | #711 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 33 | #613 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 27 | #673 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 30 | #599 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 23 | #724 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 22 | #691 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 20 | #842 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 30 | #558 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 43 | #473 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 19 | #727 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 12 | #972 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 18 | #755 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 18 | #706 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #923 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #742 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,262 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #849 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,368 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hildred reached #1,836 in 1923. As a girl name, it reached #473 in 1898. 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 Hildred
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.