Hilding

HIHL-dihng /ˈhɪldɪŋ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Hilding is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Hilding is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1941. Hilding was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1915 (17 births).

About the name Hilding

PronunciationHIHL-dihng /ˈhɪldɪŋ/
CultureSwedish
17peak births 1915
1892first in SSA data

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How popular is Hilding?

Boys named Hilding
1892190019101920193019401941
Boys named Hilding per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1892–1941 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1941) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hilding total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19417—#2,994
19375—#3,763
19365—#3,774
19289—#2,939
19277—#3,617
19267—#3,535
19257—#3,557
19236—#4,006
19218—#3,333
192013—#2,386
191915—#2,099
19187—#3,512
191713—#2,225
191617—#1,805
191517—#1,743
191410—#2,175
191312—#1,622
191210—#1,674
19026—#1,069
18955—#1,161
18925—#1,154