Girls' name · since 1880
Hilda
Hilda has 81,022 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,022
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilda currently ranks #2998 among girls' names in America, with 81,022 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilda has been recorded 81,022 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2998 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 81,022 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilda ranks #437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 81,022 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,022
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilda's 81,022 recorded births place it above 99.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hilda compares
81,022 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hilda's all-time total is 215x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hilda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81,022 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hilda's full recorded timeline at 1953, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 33 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 2,128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hilda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 2,128
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hilda popularity over time - boys
178 total births recorded since 1909 (Hilda as boys' name)
Hilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18,191 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Hilda's strongest decade.
18,191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Hilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,280
1880s
1,280 births
- 1890s 4,732
1890s
4,732 births
- 1900s 6,783
1900s
6,783 births
- 1910s
1910s
15,674 births
- 1920s
1920s
18,191 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,454 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,567 births
- 1950s 6,303
1950s
6,303 births
- 1960s 3,596
1960s
3,596 births
- 1970s 2,582
1970s
2,582 births
- 1980s 1,907
1980s
1,907 births
- 1990s 1,362
1990s
1,362 births
- 2000s 827
2000s
827 births
- 2010s 448
2010s
448 births
- 2020s 316
2020s
316 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18,191 births (22% of all-time use).
How Hilda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hilda's total volume
Hilda by state
Where Hilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6,340 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,001 | 7.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 4,893 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,677 | 5.8% |
| #5 | California | | 4,148 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 3,163 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 2,406 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,306 | 2.8% |
6,340 of 81,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Hilda appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hilda's data
- Hilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18,191 total births); usage has since declined to 316 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hildas (6,340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hilda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.