Hulda Forename
42,928th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 16,781 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland
Hulda Forename Definition:
A female name. Norse Huldr, ‘muffled’, ‘covered’. Introduced into the USA by Scandinavians.
Hulda Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 2,367 | 1:90,510 | 5,238 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1,665 | 1:2,132 | 263 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,515 | 1:34,844 | 2,914 |
| United States | 100% | 1,402 | 1:258,586 | 8,462 |
| Iceland | 99% | 1,267 | 1:289 | 45 |
| Sweden | 100% | 875 | 1:11,266 | 956 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 852 | 1:208,409 | 8,911 |
| Indonesia | - | 691 | 1:373,319 | 30,587 |
| Congo | 100% | 623 | 1:8,040 | 1,086 |
| Germany | 100% | 590 | 1:163,861 | 2,801 |
| Mexico | 100% | 476 | 1:260,808 | 4,109 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 461 | 1:17,817 | 1,337 |
| Kenya | 100% | 457 | 1:101,328 | 5,300 |
| Norway | 100% | 401 | 1:12,799 | 986 |
| Peru | 100% | 375 | 1:84,777 | 3,292 |
| Gabon | 100% | 281 | 1:6,702 | 1,252 |
| Namibia | - | 193 | 1:12,457 | 1,402 |
| Chile | 100% | 189 | 1:93,160 | 2,453 |
| Nicaragua | 99% | 178 | 1:33,811 | 1,969 |
| Argentina | 100% | 176 | 1:243,030 | 2,686 |
| Honduras | 100% | 128 | 1:68,886 | 2,676 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 124 | 1:84,123 | 4,669 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 123 | 1:600,224 | 20,154 |
| South Africa | 100% | 121 | 1:450,683 | 22,313 |
| India | 98% | 112 | 1:10,847,125 | 317,217 |
| Jamaica | - | 111 | 1:25,975 | 1,916 |
| Finland | 100% | 87 | 1:63,025 | 1,913 |
| Haiti | 100% | 77 | 1:139,311 | 7,021 |
| Denmark | - | 61 | 1:92,615 | 2,753 |
| Israel | 100% | 60 | 1:140,049 | 5,171 |
| Canada | 100% | 50 | 1:662,667 | 15,630 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 49 | 1:616,365 | 15,450 |
| El Salvador | - | 47 | 1:134,932 | 2,434 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 41 | 1:412,246 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 100% | 41 | 1:207,663 | 3,073 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 40 | 1:459,487 | 16,070 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 37 | 1:92,639 | 2,495 |
| Philippines | 100% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 30 | 1:241,227 | 3,553 |
| Guyana | 100% | 27 | 1:28,269 | 3,143 |
| Colombia | 100% | 26 | 1:1,837,651 | 16,034 |
| Ecuador | - | 24 | 1:738,622 | 6,595 |
| England | 100% | 24 | 1:2,316,788 | 27,983 |
| Cape Verde | - | 23 | 1:23,007 | 1,603 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 21 | 1:5,226 | 861 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 19 | 1:847,812 | 4,531 |
| Estonia | 100% | 17 | 1:77,375 | 3,612 |
| Angola | 100% | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 16 | 1:1,350,656 | 32,647 |
| Panama | 100% | 16 | 1:244,160 | 8,726 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 14 | 1:7,970 | 1,208 |
| Palau | - | 9 | 1:2,412 | 36 |
| Benin | 100% | 9 | 1:1,175,094 | 27,937 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Qatar | - | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Greenland | - | 7 | 1:8,053 | 908 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 5 | 1:953,590 | 10,779 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Scotland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
The alternate forms: Hülda (29) are calculated separately.
Hulda (144) may also be a surname.
Hulda Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Norse Huldr, ‘muffled’, ‘covered’. Introduced into the USA by Scandinavians.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
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Sample size: 324 (2014)
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