Hilde
Hilde is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Hilde are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 12% male / 88% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belgium, Austria, Norway
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 285 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hilde
To address Hilde when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hilde," in English, "Guten Tag Hilde," in German. About 12% of people named Hilde are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hilde,
German
Guten Tag Hilde,
French
Bonjour Hilde,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hilde:
Chinese
Hilde您好：
Japanese
Hilde様
English
Hi Hilde,
German
Hi Hilde,
French
Salut Hilde,
Spanish
Hola Hilde,
Chinese
Hilde你好：
Japanese
Hildeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | common | woman's name | 25% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 285 female · 285 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hilde a male or female name?
Hilde is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Hilde are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hilde in an email?
To address Hilde when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hilde," in English, "Guten Tag Hilde," in German. About 12% of people named Hilde are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hilde a unisex name?
Hilde is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Hilde are men. Hilde leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Hilde a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hilde (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hilde,
title = {Is Hilde a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hilde},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}