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Hilmar

“famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector”

masculineLatin script

Hear the name

Swedish

Origin: Not established
7 language contexts: German Swedish Danish +4 more
Follow the evidence: 8 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Hilmar

Hilmar is a masculine given name documented in German, Swedish, Danish and 4 other languages. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Hilmár (Hungarian)

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q1158298CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Hilmar is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Hilmar’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1945: 5 boys (rank 3338).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Hilmar

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 8; births; Rank #370
Peak year: 1946; 19 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Hilmar in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	17	204	observed
1946	19	195	observed
1947	13	227	observed
1948	14	220	observed
1949	10	255	observed
1950	12	235	observed
1951	16	206	observed
1952	8	291	observed
1953	11	247	observed
1954	6	344	observed
1955	5	376	observed
1956	8	316	observed
1957	9	292	observed
1958	5	404	observed
1959	8	324	observed
1960	8	339	observed
1961	5	415	observed
1962	6	407	observed
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	5	465	observed
1966	5	484	observed
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	499	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	4	571	observed
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
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	no value	no value	not covered
1982	4	603	observed
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
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	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	4	537	observed
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	5	483	observed
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	4	540	observed
2008	5	493	observed
2009	5	505	observed
2010	8	405	observed
2011	4	527	observed
2012	6	461	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	6	457	observed
2015	4	511	observed
2016	7	422	observed
2017	5	463	observed
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	8	352	observed
2022	6	400	observed
2023	4	496	observed
2024	5	435	observed
2025	8	370	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Hilmar” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Hilmar Baunsgaard
1920–1989
Danish politician (1920-1989)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Geir Haarde
born 1951
Icelandic politician and former head of government
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Hilmar with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1158298CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Hilmar.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 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
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · 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.

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About Hilmar

Hilmar is a masculine given name documented in German, Swedish, Danish and 4 other languages. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Hilmár (Hungarian)

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q1158298CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Hilmar is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Hilmar’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1945: 5 boys (rank 3338).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Hilmar

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 8; births; Rank #370
Peak year: 1946; 19 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Hilmar in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	17	204	observed
1946	19	195	observed
1947	13	227	observed
1948	14	220	observed
1949	10	255	observed
1950	12	235	observed
1951	16	206	observed
1952	8	291	observed
1953	11	247	observed
1954	6	344	observed
1955	5	376	observed
1956	8	316	observed
1957	9	292	observed
1958	5	404	observed
1959	8	324	observed
1960	8	339	observed
1961	5	415	observed
1962	6	407	observed
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	5	465	observed
1966	5	484	observed
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	499	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	4	571	observed
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
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	no value	no value	not covered
1982	4	603	observed
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
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	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	4	537	observed
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	5	483	observed
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	4	540	observed
2008	5	493	observed
2009	5	505	observed
2010	8	405	observed
2011	4	527	observed
2012	6	461	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	6	457	observed
2015	4	511	observed
2016	7	422	observed
2017	5	463	observed
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	8	352	observed
2022	6	400	observed
2023	4	496	observed
2024	5	435	observed
2025	8	370	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Hilmar Baunsgaard
1920–1989
Danish politician (1920-1989)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Geir Haarde
born 1951
Icelandic politician and former head of government
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1158298CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: HilmarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Hilmar.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 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
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · 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.

A story to pass on.

About Hilmar

Meaning in the sources

Where Hilmar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Hilmar Baunsgaard

Geir Haarde

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Hilmár

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Hilmar

Meaning in the sources

Where Hilmar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Hilmar Baunsgaard

Geir Haarde

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Hilmár

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page