Girls' name · since 1880
Hilma
Hilma has 2,999 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,999
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
2,999 girls have been named Hilma since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilma has been recorded 2,999 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1880 to 1971.
- #3,603 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,999 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilma ranks #3,603 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,999 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,999
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hilma's 2,999 recorded births place it above 95.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Hilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hilma splits its recorded history at 1920: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1971
- Peak year (1915)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Hilma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (743 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Hilma's strongest decade.
743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Hilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 251
1880s
251 births
- 1890s
1890s
415 births
- 1900s
1900s
406 births
- 1910s
1910s
743 births
- 1920s
1920s
638 births
- 1930s 288
1930s
288 births
- 1940s 152
1940s
152 births
- 1950s 86
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 743 births (25% of all-time use).
How Hilma 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 Hilma's total volume
Hilma by state
Where Hilma concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 126 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 73 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 43 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 38 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Dakota | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 19 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.5% |
126 of 2,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Hilma appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hilma's data
- Hilma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (743 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Hilmas (126 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hilma: 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 (~91 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, 1880–1971 (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 Hilma 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.