Hildred
Hildred is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hildred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hildred is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hildred
As a girl name
American parents first put Hildred on the record books as a girl name in 1889, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 88 Hildreds were born — ranking #774 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Hildreds. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1965 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Hildreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hildred first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 19 births, good for #1,816 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Hildreds. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1963 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 421 Hildreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Hildred most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States43%
- TC23%
- BB12%
- KN12%
- VC11%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Hildred
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hildred is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hildred
Hildred is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hildred's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #774. Use the chart and map above to compare Hildred'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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