Hildreth
Hildreth is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hildreth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hildreth is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hildreth
As a girl name
Hildreth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 40 Hildreths were born — ranking #1,184 that year. As of 2026, Hildreth ranks #5,325 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 789 Hildreths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hildreth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 12 Hildreths were born — ranking #2,385 that year. As of 2026, Hildreth ranks #3,298 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 97 Hildreths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hildreth
Hildreth is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 789 births in the dataset. Hildreth's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,184. Use the chart and map above to compare Hildreth'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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