Girls' name · since 1887
Hilaria
982 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.
- #7,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 982
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilaria currently ranks #13234 among girls' names in America, with 982 babies recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Hilaria recorded 982 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #13234 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #7,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,234 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 982 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilaria ranks #7,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,234 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 982 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 982
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilaria's 982 recorded births place it above 89.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hilaria compares
982 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Hilaria's all-time total is 161% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hilaria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 982 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hilaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hilaria's full recorded timeline at 1950, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hilaria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Hilaria by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (203 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Hilaria's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hilaria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
203 births
- 1930s
1930s
146 births
- 1940s
1940s
106 births
- 1950s 71
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 203 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hilaria 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 Hilaria's total volume
Hilaria by state
Where Hilaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 446 | 45.4% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 1.5% |
446 of 982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hilaria's data
- Hilaria's decade-level peak was the 1920s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hilarias (446 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hilaria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Hilaria 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.