Hilkka

Meaning

meaning debated; linked variously to Germanic hild ("battle"), Finnish hilja ("quiet, calm"), or an old word for a hood or cap

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hilkka has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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