Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Hildagarde is a variant of Hildegard. An origin associated with Hildegard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Hildagarde is a variant of Hildegard. The history of Hildegard gives this family its wider story. Hildegard’s historical associations include the second wife of Charlemagne and the mystical writer Hildegard of Bingen.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Hildagarde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 206
- 0 boys · 206 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1940. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1916.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hildagarde’s family of names
Hildagarde has a related form in Hildegard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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