Hildegard

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Hildegard was most popular in 1915, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,355 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,945 people named Hildegard.

Most popular in1915

Rank that year#1,355

Births that year81

Total since 18801,945

Given to100% girls

Hildegard over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hildegard’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hildegard a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hildegard is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,945 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hildegard

Where Hildegard is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org