| Adeline | Hilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Noble | Battle |
| Origin | Germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AD-uh-line | HIL-duh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (4,120) | 1921 (2,128) |
| In 2025 | 3,864 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adeline | Hilda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 19,006 | 316 |
| 2010s | 23,383 | 448 |
| 2000s | 5,719 | 827 |
| 1990s | 1,180 | 1,362 |
| 1980s | 493 | 1,907 |
| 1970s | 348 | 2,582 |
| 1960s | 532 | 3,596 |
| 1950s | 905 | 6,303 |
| 1940s | 1,619 | 7,567 |
| 1930s | 3,450 | 9,454 |
| 1920s | 9,917 | 18,191 |
| 1910s | 8,985 | 15,674 |
| 1900s | 2,646 | 6,783 |
| 1890s | 1,697 | 4,732 |
| 1880s | 932 | 1,280 |
A French elaboration of Germanic adal, “noble.”
Built on the Germanic element 'hild' meaning 'battle'. It began as a short form of longer names such as Hildegard and Brunhild before becoming an independent name.
Adeline is more popular than Hilda today: about 3,864 US babies were given the name Adeline in 2025, compared with 0 named Hilda.
Adeline means Noble (Germanic origin), while Hilda means Battle (germanic origin).
In US records, Adeline first appears in 1880 and Hilda in 0, so Hilda has the longer recorded history.