Is Hildred a boy or girl name?

Hildred is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,825 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.1% were girls and 14.9% were boys.

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Hildred

Recorded 1889–1965 · United States

Hildred was most popular in 1923, when 107 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,297 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,825 people named Hildred.

Hildred over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hildred’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hildred a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hildred is mostly a girl’s name — 85.1% of the 2,825 Americans given it were girls and 14.9% were 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 Hildred

Where Hildred 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