The first name Hildred
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hildred at birth, 1880–2025
In 1965, 6 girls born in the United States were named Hildred, the 6,063rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 88 were.
GirlsBoys
2,825
babies named Hildred since 1880
#6,063
rank in 1965
1920
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 Hildred
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- John WallAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
Questions
- Is Hildred a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 2,825 US babies named Hildred since 1880, 85% were girls and 15% boys.
- When was Hildred most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 88 babies were named Hildred, its highest rank at 775th.