Girls' name · since 1885
Hildur
718 babies named Hildur in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 718
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hildur is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 718 have been recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Hildur recorded 718 times among girls since 1885, 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 1885 to 1933.
- #9,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 718 born since 1885
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hildur ranks #9,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 718 born since 1885, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 718
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hildur's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Hildur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hildur's SSA record in two at 1907 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hildur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1933
- Peak year (1915)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Hildur by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (233 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Hildur's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hildur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s
1890s
208 births
- 1900s
1900s
156 births
- 1910s
1910s
233 births
- 1920s 88
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 233 births (32% of all-time use).
How Hildur 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 Hildur's total volume
Hildur by state
Where Hildur concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 57 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
57 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Hildur's data
- Hildur's decade-level peak was the 1910s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Hildurs (57 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 Hildur: 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 (~48 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, 1885–1933 (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 Hildur 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.