Girls' name · since 1888
Hildegard
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 1,945 babies named Hildegard, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,945
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,945 babies have been named Hildegard since 1888, making it today's #7505 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hildegard has been recorded 1,945 times among girls since 1888, currently ranked #7505 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #4,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,505 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,945 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hildegard ranks #4,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,505 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,945 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,945
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hildegard's 1,945 recorded births place it above 93.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Hildegard compares
1,945 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Hildegard's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hildegard | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,945 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hildegard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hildegard's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hildegard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Hildegard by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (483 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Hildegard's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Hildegard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 130
1890s
130 births
- 1900s
1900s
219 births
- 1910s
1910s
483 births
- 1920s
1920s
436 births
- 1930s
1930s
276 births
- 1940s 108
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 93
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 483 births (25% of all-time use).
How Hildegard 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 Hildegard's total volume
Hildegard by state
Where Hildegard concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 157 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 141 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 132 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | North Dakota | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
157 of 1,945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Hildegard appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hildegard's data
- Hildegard's decade-level peak was the 1910s (483 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Hildegards (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hildegard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Hildegard 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.