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Hilding

100% boys · last recorded 1941

Hilding has been given to about 191 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 18
Median age today98 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hilding per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time191

How popular is Hilding?

Its best year was 1915, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 1743rd. The typical living American called Hilding is about 98 years old today.

Names that sound like Hilding

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Irving0.68
  2. Channing0.51
  3. King0.50
  4. Hilton0.50
  5. Sterling0.46

Middle names for Hilding

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hilding Paul0.77
  2. Hilding John0.77
  3. Hilding Lee0.77
  4. Hilding Dean0.76
  5. Hilding Blake0.76
  6. Hilding Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Hilding

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Estellesister · 0.61
  2. Luellasister · 0.61
  3. Goldiesister · 0.60
  4. Cleoeither · 0.60
  5. Soleither · 0.52
  6. Forestbrother · 0.51

Where Hilding is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hilding Anderson0.77
    2. Hilding Reyes0.72
    3. Hilding Nguyen0.72
    4. Hilding Moore0.72
    5. Hilding Lee0.72
    6. Hilding Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hilding

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.