Hilmar
Hilmar is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish.
- German
- Icelandic
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Hilmar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilmar is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Icelandic
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Hilmar
Hilmar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 16 births, good for #1,900 nationwide. About 45% of every Hilmar on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Hilmar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1945, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 170 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hilmar
Hilmar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Hilmar's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilmar'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.