Hilda

German

"battle woman"

Hilda Origin and Meaning

The name Hilda is a girl's name of German origin meaning "battle woman".

Short for Brunhilda, the operatic Valkyrie of Teutonic legend, Hilda still has not quite shaken off that image that image. Though with the resurgence of Matilda, she might just have a bit of a comeback.

On its softer side, St. Hilda is the patron saint of learning, culture and poetry; Hilda Doolittle was the poet known as H. D. Hilda was a Top 100 name in the early decades of the twentieth century, hanging in until 1986--her image not helped by the green-complected comic strip character Broom-Hilda. Still popular in Sweden, where she now ranks at Number 77.

Hilda Rank in US Top 1000

# 933 in the US

Popularity of the name Hilda

• 1146 Nameberry 2025
• 316 Germany 2016
• 61 Sweden 2024
• 36 Finland 2023

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Famous People Named Hilda

• Saint Hilda of Whitby English abbess
• Hilda Doolittle aka H.D. American poet and novelist
• Hilda Sophie Marie Adélaïde Wilhelmine de Nassau Weilburg, Princess of Luxembourg
• Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine Princess of Nassau, last Grand Duchess of Baden
• Hilda Cathy Heine 8th President of the Marshall Islands
• Hilda Rix Nicholas Australian painter
• Hilda Lucia Solis 25th U.S. Secretary of Labor
• Hilda Koronel (born Susan Reid) Filipina actress
• Hilda Geiringer Austrian mathematician
• Margaret Hilda Thatcher British Prime Minister
• Hilda (b. 2018) daughter of Jennie McAlpine
• Igerna Brünhilda "Hilda" Johnson Sollas British naturalist

The name Hilda in Pop Culture

• Hilda Berg fictional character in the 2017 video game "Cuphead"
• Hilda Wade detective in 'Hilda Wade, Hospital Nurse' by Grant Allen
• Hilda Lessways character in 'The Clayhanger Family' series by Arnold Bennett
• Hilda Alice Ogden character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Hilda Spellman character on TV's 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'
• "Hot Ice" Hilda character in manga "Outlaw Star"
• Hilda character in video game "Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds"
• Hilda Hidalgo character in video game "Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles"
• Hilda a main character in video game Pokemon Black and White
• Hilda Hansoff character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Hilda main character in graphic novel and animation series "Hilda"
• Hilda Valentine Goneril character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game

International Variations of the name Hilda

• Ildikó Hungarian
• Hilde Scandinavian