Ildikó

Girl · Germanic, through Hungarian

Ildikó

Say it: EEL-dee-koh

Meaning

Generally taken from Hildico, the name of Attila's last wife in the chroniclers; that name is probably Germanic, from hild 'battle', but the link is not certain.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Revived in the 19th-century interest in Attila and the Huns and widely used in 20th-century Hungary.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

55 babies given this name since 1959
At its height in 1975, about 1 in 182,200 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Hungarian

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Where this comes from

Well-known works of literature
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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