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“battle” + “bright”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Hilbert is a masculine given name documented in English, Dutch, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English hild via Middle English, from the components “battle” + “bright”.
Meaning: “battle” + “bright”
From a Middle English given name of Proto-Germanic origin, from Old English hild (“battle”) + beorht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1998: 6 boys (rank 8479). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Hilbert
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 7 | 910 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 810 | observed |
| 1905 | 10 | 786 | observed |
| 1906 | 9 | 852 | observed |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | observed |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,155 | observed |
| 1910 | 8 | 1,193 | observed |
| 1911 | 7 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1912 | 26 | 876 | observed |
| 1913 | 35 | 806 | observed |
| 1914 | 60 | 653 | observed |
| 1915 | 56 | 816 | observed |
| 1916 | 80 | 657 | observed |
| 1917 | 78 | 680 | observed |
| 1918 | 73 | 753 | observed |
| 1919 | 66 | 799 | observed |
| 1920 | 62 | 865 | observed |
| 1921 | 63 | 877 | observed |
| 1922 | 83 | 717 | observed |
| 1923 | 69 | 803 | observed |
| 1924 | 59 | 907 | observed |
| 1925 | 60 | 858 | observed |
| 1926 | 58 | 875 | observed |
| 1927 | 41 | 1,112 | observed |
| 1928 | 57 | 883 | observed |
| 1929 | 58 | 869 | observed |
| 1930 | 36 | 1,173 | observed |
| 1931 | 34 | 1,170 | observed |
| 1932 | 37 | 1,110 | observed |
| 1933 | 31 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1934 | 41 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1935 | 31 | 1,194 | observed |
| 1936 | 33 | 1,142 | observed |
| 1937 | 20 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1938 | 33 | 1,125 | observed |
| 1939 | 23 | 1,390 | observed |
| 1940 | 18 | 1,627 | observed |
| 1941 | 24 | 1,372 | observed |
| 1942 | 21 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1943 | 33 | 1,187 | observed |
| 1944 | 21 | 1,483 | observed |
| 1945 | 23 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1946 | 23 | 1,475 | observed |
| 1947 | 26 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1948 | 16 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1949 | 16 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1950 | 12 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1951 | 9 | 2,662 | observed |
| 1952 | 14 | 2,073 | observed |
| 1953 | 31 | 1,357 | observed |
| 1954 | 14 | 2,114 | observed |
| 1955 | 12 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1956 | 12 | 2,361 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 2,274 | observed |
| 1958 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1959 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1960 | 8 | 3,077 | observed |
| 1961 | 14 | 2,242 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 13 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 16 | 1,987 | observed |
| 1966 | 13 | 2,216 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 3,836 | observed |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,694 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,227 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 4,797 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,468 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,484 | observed |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 6 | 7,792 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,265 | observed |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Hilbert” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
