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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hildegarde

Hildegarde was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 565th; the most babies were born in 1915 (124). More babies were named Hildegarde in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1915124 babies
Total since 1880
2,326babies recorded

Hildegarde popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#6,7185
1950#4,0958
1940#1,65723
1930#1,07947
1920#91064
1910#68439
1900#64530
1890#65117
1880——

How popular is Hildegarde, counting every spelling?

Hildegarde has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hildegarde?

About 200 people born in the US named Hildegarde are alive today, with a median age of 83; half are between 74 and 88. That makes Hildegarde a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Hildegarde by state

How common Hildegarde was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (6.5×), Minnesota (2.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.66 per 1,000 babiesWI0.66Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesMN0.26Illinois: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIL0.11Michigan: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMI0.09New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMA0.08Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesIN0.19Ohio: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesOH0.14Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.15Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMO0.11Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hildegarde, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Hildegarde

How popular is the name Hildegarde?

Hildegarde was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 565th; the most babies were born in 1915 (124). More babies were named Hildegarde in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hildegarde a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,326 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Hildegarde most popular?

In 1913–1917, Hildegarde was most common in Wisconsin (0.66 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Indiana.