Hilding
Hilding may refer to:Given nameHilding Ekelund (1893–1984), Finnish architect Hilding Ekman (1893–1966), Swedish runner Hilding Faxén (1892–1970), Swedish physicist Hilding Gavle (1901–1969), Swedish actor Hilding Hagberg (1899–1993), Swedish communist politician Hilding Hallnäs (1903–1984), Swedish composer Hilding Kring (1899–1971), Swedish Army lieutenant general Hilding Köhler (1888–1982),…
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Hilding
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilding may refer to:Given nameHilding Ekelund (1893–1984), Finnish architect Hilding Ekman (1893–1966), Swedish runner Hilding Faxén (1892–1970), Swedish physicist Hilding Gavle (1901–1969), Swedish actor Hilding Hagberg (1899–1993), Swedish communist politician Hilding Hallnäs (1903–1984), Swedish composer Hilding Kring (1899–1971), Swedish Army lieutenant general Hilding Köhler (1888–1982),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Hilding
The earliest SSA record of Hilding as a baby boy name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Hilding — #1,707 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Hilding on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Hilding last appeared in the published SSA data in 1941, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 191 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Hilding
Hilding is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 191 births in the dataset. Hilding's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilding's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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