# Hilbert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hilbert/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “battle”, “bright” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hibbard |
| US babies named this | 2,020 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,020 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From a Middle English given name of Proto-Germanic origin, from Old English hild (“battle”) + beorht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz).

## What it means

Hilbert is grouped under light and warrior.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 9 | 3,169 |
| 1970 | 7 | 4,008 |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,481 |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,768 |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,839 |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,532 |
| 1975 | 6 | 5,053 |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,785 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,752 |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,862 |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,937 |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,939 |
| 1995 | 6 | 8,187 |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,827 |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,896 |

## People named Hilbert

- Hilbert van der Duim, Dutch speed skater

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.