Hulda is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hulda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hulda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hulda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hulda is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “weasel, mole; sweetness”. A biblical prophetess name, also a Norse name meaning hidden.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,407 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hulda per year, United States (1880 to 1980). United States peaked in 1895 (167/yr).
Hulda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1895, when it ranked #315 nationally (given to 167 babies that year).
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