US rank #13464 Girls' name Peak 1930 976 births

Hilaria — #13464 US girls' name

976 babies named Hilaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13464
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Hilaria was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

28 babies were named Hilaria in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilaria

The Social Security Administration has registered 976 babies named Hilaria between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hilaria currently holds the #13464 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilaria performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hilaria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 446 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hilaria in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilaria in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 976 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hilaria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

976

Since 1887

138 years of records

Peak year

1930

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#13,464

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1887

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hilaria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1887

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1930)
28
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Hilaria by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
203 births that decade — 21% of Hilaria's all-time total
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Hilaria by state

Where Hilaria concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hilaria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
446 45.7%
#2 California
15 1.5%
Texas share of Hilaria's total US births 45.7%
Even split

446 of 976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilaria?
976 babies have been named Hilaria since 1887. It currently ranks #13464 among girls. The peak year was 1930 with 28 births.
When was Hilaria most popular?
Hilaria was most popular in the 1920s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Hilaria most popular?
The top states for the name Hilaria are Texas (446 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Hilaria been used?
Hilaria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 138 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hilaria?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.