Gender
Female
Origin
- Germanic
- Protective
- German
- Resolute protector; short form of Wilhelmina
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hilma
Pronunciation
hi(l)-ma
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1915 (rank #645, 105 births); most recent 1971 (rank #8319, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence