Girls' name · since 1980

Hilaree

Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Hilaree, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

44 girls have been named Hilaree since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Hilaree recorded 44 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.

  • #36,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 44 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilaree ranks #36,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#36,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hilaree's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hilaree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hilaree splits its recorded history at 1990: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hilaree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 1980198519881990199119921993 5

Hilaree by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).

1990s was Hilaree's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Hilaree births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilaree?
Hilaree has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,421 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 9 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Hilaree sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilaree ranks #36,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hilaree most popular?
Hilaree was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Hilaree been used?
Hilaree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Hilaree?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Hilaree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–1993 (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 Hilaree 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.