Entry № 0339 · Germanic origin

Hilde Hilde — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HIL-deh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Germanic

Meaning

"Battle, fighter"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Germanic)

The meaning

A name that means "battle, fighter".

Hilde is the German short form of names containing the element hild, meaning "battle" — such as Hildegard, Brünhilde, or Mathilde.

Hilde is widely used in Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands.

Battle. The Germanic warrior root.

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Hilde · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

Hilde Levi

Danish-German physicist.

1909 – 2003

In fiction

Hilde

Common in Scandinavian fiction.

Numerology

Hilde reduces to one — the number of battlefield clarity.

Parents on Hilde

"Five letters of Germanic strength. Hilde."

Greta · Mother of one · Hamburg