The first name Hilde
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Hilde last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 5 girls.
5
babies named Hilde, 1996–2025
#3,899
rank in 2020
2020
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hilde with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hilde at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Hilde, the 8,554th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 19 were.
392
babies named Hilde since 1880
#8,554
rank in 2025
2021
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hilde
27 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hilde HolgerAustrian British dancer and choreographer (1905-2001)
- Hilde GergGerman alpine skier, born 1975
- Hilde MangoldGerman biologist (1898–1924)
- Hilde Krahwinkel SperlingGerman-Danish tennis player, 1908–1981
- Hilde ZimmermannAustrian resistance member (1920-2002)
- Hilde Gjermundshaug PedersenCross-country skier from Norway, born 1964
- Hilde KörberAustrian actress (1906-1969)
- Hilde GüdenAustrian soprano singer (1917–1988)
- Hilde HildebrandGerman actress and singer (1897–1976)
- Hilde ZadekGerman operatic soprano (1917–2019)
- Hilde KrahlAustrian actress (1917–1999)
- Hilde WeissnerGerman actress (1909–1987)
Questions
- How popular is the name Hilde?
- In 2020, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Hilde, ranking 3,899th.
- Is Hilde a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 392 US babies named Hilde since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hilde most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 19 babies were named Hilde, its highest rank at 6,259th.