Unisex name · since 1997
Hilal
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Hilal, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hilal is the #11226 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 1997.
Hilal has 80 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11226 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #18,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,226 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilal ranks #18,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,226 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hilal's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hilal compares
80 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Hilal's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hilal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hilal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hilal splits its recorded history at 2020: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hilal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hilal popularity over time - girls
66 total births recorded since 1995 (Hilal as girls' name)
Hilal by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (48 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Hilal's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Hilal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (60% of all-time use).
Hilal by state
Where Hilal concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hilal's data
- Texas records the most Hilals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hilal: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Hilal 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.