The first name Hilma
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hilma at birth, 1880–2025
In 1971, 5 girls born in the United States were named Hilma, the 8,777th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 105 were.
2,999
babies named Hilma since 1880
#8,777
rank in 1971
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 Hilma
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hilma GranqvistFinnish anthropologist (1890–1972)
- Hilma CaldeiraBrazilian volleyball player, born 1972
Questions
- What does the name Hilma mean?
- Used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina.
- Is Hilma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,999 US babies named Hilma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hilma most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 105 babies were named Hilma, its highest rank at 646th.