Girls' name · since 1884
Hila
812 babies named Hila in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hila is the #6333 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 812 recorded since 1884.
Hila has 812 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6333 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #8,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,333 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 812 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hila ranks #8,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,333 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 812 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hila's 812 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hila compares
812 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hila's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 812 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hila's full recorded timeline at 1948, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Hila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 14% of the file).
2010s was Hila's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Hila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s
1890s
47 births
- 1900s
1900s
54 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
92 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (14% of all-time use).
How Hila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hila's total volume
Hila by state
Where Hila concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
13 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hila's data
- Hila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hilas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.