The first name Hildegarde
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Hildegard.
A form of Hildegard.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hildegarde at birth, 1880–2025
In 1961, 13 girls born in the United States were named Hildegarde, the 3,672nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 124 were.
2,326
babies named Hildegarde since 1880
#3,672
rank in 1961
1915
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 Hildegarde
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hildegarde of BurgundyDuchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitiers, 1056–1104
- Hildegarde HowardAmerican paleornithologist, 1901–1998
- HildegardeAmerican singer (1906–2005)
- Hildegard of BingenGerman Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
- Princess Hildegard Louise of BavariaBavarian princess (1825-1864)
Questions
- Is Hildegarde a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,326 US babies named Hildegarde since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hildegarde most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 124 babies were named Hildegarde, its highest rank at 584th.
- What name is Hildegarde a form of?
- Hildegarde is a form of Hildegard.