Girls' name · since 1901
Hildagard
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Hildagard, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
120 girls have been named Hildagard since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hildagard recorded 120 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1930.
- #25,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1901
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hildagard ranks #25,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1901, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hildagard's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hildagard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hildagard splits its recorded history at 1919: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hildagard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1930
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Hildagard by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (58 births, 48% of the file).
1910s was Hildagard's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Hildagard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 58 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hildagard's data
- Hildagard's decade-level peak was the 1910s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hildagard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1901–1930 (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 Hildagard 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.