Unisex name · since 1918
Hilaire
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Hilaire, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilaire sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1918.
Hilaire has 29 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1933.
- #26,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilaire ranks #26,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilaire's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hilaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hilaire's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hilaire popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1933
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Hilaire popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 1975 (Hilaire as girls' name)
Hilaire by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Hilaire's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hilaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Hilaire's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hilaire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1918–1933 (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 Hilaire 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.