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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hilma

Hilma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 344th; the most babies were born in 1915 (105). More babies were named Hilma 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
1915105 babies
Total since 1880
2,999babies recorded

Hilma 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#4,9268
1950#2,48017
1940#1,76521
1930#1,14742
1920#722101
1910#66841
1900#56238
1890#38942
1880#56110

How popular is Hilma, counting every spelling?

Hilma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hilma?

About 200 people born in the US named Hilma are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 74 and 88. That makes Hilma 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.

Hilma by state

How common Hilma was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (6.6×), Wisconsin (2.8×), Michigan (2.3×). In 39 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: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesME0.20Wisconsin: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesWI0.27Vermont: 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: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesND0.40Minnesota: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesMN0.63Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesMI0.22New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: 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: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIA0.17Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hilma, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Hilma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hilma, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hilma

How popular is the name Hilma?

Hilma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 344th; the most babies were born in 1915 (105). More babies were named Hilma in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hilma a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,999 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Hilma most popular?

In 1913–1917, Hilma was most common in Minnesota (0.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Dakota and Wisconsin.