Hilja

HIHL-juh /ˈhɪldʒə/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Hilja is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1920. Hilja was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1917 (12 births).

About the name Hilja

PronunciationHIHL-juh /ˈhɪldʒə/
CultureEstonianFinnishGerman
12peak births 1917
1894first in SSA data

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How popular is Hilja?

Girls named Hilja
1894189519001905191019151920
Girls named Hilja per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1894–1920 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1920) 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

Hilja total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19205—#5,308
19196—#4,490
19186—#4,533
191712—#2,627
19165—#4,736
19157—#3,594
19128—#2,235
191010—#1,566
19075—#2,196
19046—#1,752
19026—#1,687
18945—#1,576