Hildegard is a girl's name of German origin meaning “battle enclosure.” In 2024 it was given to 17 girls in the United States.
Hildegard belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “battle enclosure” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hildegard first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #617 in 1906, and in 2024 17 babies received the name — 1,930 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hildegard means “battle enclosure” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hildegard is a girl name. In 2024, 17 babies received the name in the US.
Hildegard comes from the German tradition.
Hildegard first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #617 in 1906, and 17 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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