Given name
Ildiko
“a battlemaiden; a protector”
In Hungarian use, Ildiko carries the interpretation “a battlemaiden; a protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hungarian use, Ildiko carries the interpretation “a battlemaiden; a protector.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
How it developed
Ildiko is used as a form of Hilda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ildiko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 0 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 9 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 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 984 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ildiko’s family of names
Ildiko is a form of Hilda. Ildiko has a related form in Ilda. Ildiko has a related form in Ildah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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