Total births
26
Unisex name · since 1896
Hilder
26 babies named Hilder in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1896. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1896–1924
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Hilder sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1896.
Hilder has 26 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1924.
- 26 total births
- 1896–1924 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Hilder since 1896, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1924.
- 26
- total births
- 1896–1924
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Hilder was born in this single decade.
1896
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hilder in 1896 - its busiest year on record.
Hilder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hilder's full recorded timeline at 1919, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1896 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hilder at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1896
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1896
Hilder popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1924
- Peak year (1896)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hilder popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Hilder as boys' name)
Hilder by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Hilder's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Hilder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
6 births
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hilder? ▼
Since 1896, Social Security records show 26 babies named Hilder. The most recent recorded year was 1924. Its busiest year on record was 1896, with 6 births.
When was Hilder most popular? ▼
Hilder was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1896.
Is Hilder a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Hilder is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 26 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Hilder been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hilder since 1896 -- 29 years through the most recent 1924 data.
What names are similar to Hilder? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Hilder
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1896–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hilder: Baby Name Since 1896 - 26 Births, Peak 1896." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hilder. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hilder 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 June 2026.