Hilma is a girl's name of German origin meaning “'Hilma' kindly agreed to call her Sylvia. After all, she.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Hilma at a glance
Gender
Girl name
Origin
German · Scandinavian
Meaning
“'Hilma' kindly agreed to call her Sylvia. After all, she”
Also spelled
Wilhelmina
About the name Hilma
Hilma belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “'Hilma' kindly agreed to call her Sylvia. After all, she” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Wilhelmina.
In the United States, Hilma first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #344 in 1885, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 2,999 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
Hilma means “'Hilma' kindly agreed to call her Sylvia. After all, she” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Is Hilma a boy or girl name?
Hilma is a girl name.
What origin is the name Hilma?
Hilma comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition. It is also spelled Wilhelmina.
How popular is the name Hilma?
Hilma first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #344 in 1885, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
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