Entry № 2340 · Germanic origin

Hildegard Hildegard — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HIL-deh-gard /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Germanic

Meaning

"Battle protector"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Germanic)

The meaning

A name that means "battle protector".

Hildegard combines the Old German hild (battle) and gard (enclosure, protection) — meaning "battle protector." Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was the Benedictine abbess, mystic, composer, and polymath — Doctor of the Church.

Hildegard is widely used in German Catholic families.

Battle protector. Saint Hildegard of Bingen.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Hildegard

Transliteration: Hildegard
Pronunciation: / ˈhɪl.də.ɡɑːrd /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Hildegard stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Hildegard · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Hildegards before her.

Real people

Saint Hildegard of Bingen

Benedictine abbess, mystic, polymath.

1098 – 1179

In fiction

Hildegard

Common in German fiction.

Names connected to Hildegard.

Numerology

The number behind Hildegard.

The Builder

Hildegard reduces to four — the number of Germanic protection.

Parents on Hildegard

Why families chose this name.

"Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Nine letters. Hildegard."

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