Hilding — boys' name

What the Data Says About Hilding

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Hilding between 1892 and 1941, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hilding currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilding performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hilding shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Hilding in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilding in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.