Hildegard
Meaning
battle stronghold
Famously borne by the medieval mystic, composer, and healer Hildegard of Bingen.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hildegard has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
722 people · the #10,372 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 70
Among people named Hildegard living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hildegard
People given the name Hildegard in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 2025. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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