| Hildegard | Griselda | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Battle guard | Grey battle-maid |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HIL-duh-gard | grih-ZEL-duh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1915 (81) | 1993 (307) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hildegard | Griselda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 94 | 266 |
| 2010s | 52 | 489 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,227 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,299 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,231 |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,703 |
| 1960s | 42 | 550 |
| 1950s | 93 | 208 |
| 1940s | 108 | 77 |
| 1930s | 276 | 41 |
| 1920s | 436 | 23 |
| 1910s | 483 | 5 |
| 1900s | 219 | 5 |
| 1890s | 130 | 0 |
| 1880s | 6 | 0 |
From Germanic 'hild' (battle) and 'gard' (enclosure, protection), roughly 'protector in battle'. Borne by the 12th-century abbess and polymath Hildegard of Bingen.
From the Germanic elements 'gris' (grey) and 'hild' (battle). Widely known from the patient-wife tale retold by Boccaccio and Chaucer.
Hildegard and Griselda are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hildegard means Battle guard (germanic origin), while Griselda means Grey battle-maid (germanic origin).
In US records, Hildegard first appears in 0 and Griselda in 0, so Hildegard has the longer recorded history.