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.

#42,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1896
1920s
peak 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.

  • #42,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1896
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilder ranks #42,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.

#42,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1896
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hilder's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1896)
6
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 18961900191919201924 5

Hilder popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Hilder as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2015 5

Hilder by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilder? ▼
Since 1896, Social Security records show 26 babies named Hilder. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #42,689 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1924. Its busiest year on record was 1896, with 6 births.
Where does Hilder sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilder ranks #42,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hilder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1896–1924 (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 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 August 2026.