Hilma

Girl · recorded 1880–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1885best year

Most popular in 1885.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

012825618801903192619481971

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 81 recorded years as a table
Hilma, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
1880110
1881185
1882148
1883240
1884217
1885256
1886187
1887178
1888207
1889163
1890221
1891183
1892188
1893193
1894170
1895188
1896160
1897201
1898170
1899202
1900127
1901213
1902133
1903130
1904138
1905110
1906142
1907151
1908159
1909101
1910103
1911110
191284
191372
1914114
1915107
191695
191786
191888
191969
192084
192158
192262
192349
192460
192552
192639
192755
192830
192942
193037
193130
193237
193342
193421
193527
193616
193722
193823
193916
194018
194117
194213
194314
19449
194511
19464
194711
19487
19495
195010
19516
19527
19536
19543
19556
19564
19593
19604
19634
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hilma isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1971
5
Rank in 1971
#8,324
How rare
1 in 332,764 girls
Since 1880
2,999

Hilma was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1885, at 256 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hilma doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.