Boys' name · since 1885
Hilario
Hilario has 4,681 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,681
- born since 1885
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hilario is the #3662 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,681 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilario has been recorded 4,681 times among boys since 1885, currently ranked #3662 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,662 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,681 born since 1885
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilario ranks #1,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,681 born since 1885, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,681
- born since 1885
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hilario's 4,681 recorded births place it above 95.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hilario compares
4,681 Top 13% higher than 87% of 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
Hilario's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hilario | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,681 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hilario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hilario splits its recorded history at 1965: 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 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hilario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Hilario by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (625 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Hilario's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Hilario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 160
1910s
160 births
- 1920s
1920s
399 births
- 1930s
1930s
347 births
- 1940s
1940s
355 births
- 1950s
1950s
393 births
- 1960s
1960s
359 births
- 1970s
1970s
448 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s
1990s
625 births
- 2000s
2000s
549 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s 159
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 625 births (13% of all-time use).
How Hilario compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hilario's total volume
Hilario by state
Where Hilario concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,124 | 45.4% |
| #2 | California | | 929 | 19.8% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 78 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 27 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 23 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,124 of 4,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Hilario's data
- Hilario's decade-level peak was the 1990s (625 total births); usage has since declined to 159 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hilarios (2,124 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.
Keep exploring Hilario
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hilario
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hilario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Hilario 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.