Brunhilda
About Brunhilda
Variant of Brunhild, still clad in heavy armor. Though the heroine Brunhilda of Quentin Tarantino's recent film Django Unchained may have given this version of the name new appeal.
Pronounced broon-HILL-dah.
As of October 2026, Brunhilda ranked #7109 in US births in 1968 SSA, peaked at #4253 in 1928.
Editor's take: The name Brunhilda is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "armed for battle".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Brunhilda on lists
Famous Brunhildas
- Brunhilda of Austrasia
Visigoth queen
- Igerna Brünhilda "Hilda" Johnson Sollas
British naturalist
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunhilda_of_Austrasia
Brunhild of Austrasia, a Merovingian queen
- Brunhilda of Austrasia
Merovingian queen
Brunhilda in pop culture
- Brenhilda (sic)
Countess of Paris, character in Sir Walter Scott's 1832 novel Count Robert of Paris
- "Broom
Hilda," comic strip about a green witch
- Broomhilda "Hildy" Von Shaft
Kerry Washington's character in movie "Django Unchained"