Hildegard
Hildegard was the 7627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 617th; the most babies were born in 1915 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,583 places. More babies were named Hildegard in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,627 girls, up 3,852 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191581 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,945babies recorded
Hildegard popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,627 | 14 |
| 2020 | #11,479 | 8 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,388 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,578 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,479 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,057 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,044 | 50 |
| 1920 | #1,327 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,377 | 12 |
| 1900 | #768 | 23 |
| 1890 | #1,270 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hildegard, counting every spelling?
Hildegard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hildegard?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hildegard (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hildegard born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hildegard.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hildegard?
About 400 people born in the US named Hildegard are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 7 and 80. That makes Hildegard a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Hildegard
How popular is the name Hildegard?
Hildegard was the 7627th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 617th; the most babies were born in 1915 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,583 places. More babies were named Hildegard in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Hildegard a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hildegard in the US.