Hilda is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “battle.” In 2024 it was given to 53 girls in the United States.
Hilda belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “battle” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hilda first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #87 in 1899, and in 2024 53 babies received the name — 80,965 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hilda means “battle” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hilda is a girl name. In 2024, 53 babies received the name in the US.
Hilda comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Hilda first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #87 in 1899, and 53 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hilda is pronounced /ˈhɪldə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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