Is Hildur a boy or girl name?

Hildur is a girl’s name. Of the 718 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Hildur

Recorded 1885–1933 · United States

Hildur was most popular in 1915, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,295 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 718 people named Hildur.

Hildur over time

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

Is Hildur a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hildur is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 718 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Hildur

Where Hildur is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 36.9×

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