Meaning and history
Hildegard is a name derived from the Old German elements hilt meaning “battle” and gart meaning “enclosure” or “yard.” It was borne by the second wife of Charlemagne in the 8th century, and later by Saint Hildegard, a 12th-century mystic from Bingen, Germany, known for her writings, poetry, and prophetic visions.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 10 births, rank #10,113
2017: 6 births, rank #14,124
2018: 10 births, rank #9,806
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 13 births, rank #8,024
2022: 22 births, rank #5,638
2023: 19 births, rank #6,169
2024: 18 births, rank #6,394
20252025: 14 births, rank #7,491
Hildegard moved from #869 to #954 for girls between 1917 and 1918. Its highest annual birth count came in 1915, with 81 births.