Battle woman
Derived from the Old High German word 'hild', meaning battle. In Germanic mythology, it was often used as a prefix or suffix in compound names, but it also stands alone as a strong, independent name associated with strength and resilience.
Less common today
Hilde isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,208 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
German lyric poet and writer
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