Entry № 2339 · 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.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Hilde

Transliteration: Hilde
Pronunciation: / ˈhɪl.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Hilde stands.

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

Hildes before her.

Real people

Hilde Levi

Danish-German physicist.

1909 – 2003

In fiction

Hilde

Common in Scandinavian fiction.

Names connected to Hilde.

Numerology

The number behind Hilde.

The Pioneer

Hilde reduces to one — the number of battlefield clarity.

Parents on Hilde

Why families chose this name.

"Five letters of Germanic strength. Hilde."

Greta · Mother of one · Hamburg