NameTides

Hilda

Hilda was the #2,998 girls' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #1,809 in England & Wales.

Hilda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hilda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Hilda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,998 (55)#1,809 (16)———
2024#3,013 (54)#3,319 (7)——#2,685 (7)
2023#2,975 (56)#2,928 (8)———
2022#2,821 (60)#1,849 (15)——#2,835 (6)
2021#3,390 (46)#2,341 (11)——#2,185 (9)
2020#3,399 (45)#2,615 (9)——#2,873 (6)
2019#3,272 (48)#4,001 (5)——#2,872 (6)
2018#3,438 (45)#3,985 (5)——#3,286 (5)
2017#4,066 (36)#2,341 (11)——#2,374 (8)
2016#3,777 (40)#3,609 (6)———
2015#3,299 (49)#3,615 (6)——#2,599 (7)
2014#3,549 (44)#3,514 (6)——#2,905 (6)
2013#4,336 (33)#4,050 (5)——#2,888 (6)
2012#2,708 (65)#4,838 (4)———
2011#3,723 (41)#4,764 (4)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1899 at #87.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hilda is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hilda by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hilda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HildaCanadaGirls—too few
HildaEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
HildaIrelandGirls—too few
HildaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HildaScotlandGirls—too few
HildaUSGirls#2,99855
HildaUSBoys—too few