Boys' name · since 1918

Hilarion

15 babies named Hilarion in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

15
total births
1918–2004
years on record
1910s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade

Hilarion sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1918.

Hilarion has 15 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2004.

  • 15 total births
  • 1918–2004 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 33% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

15 boys have been named Hilarion since 1918, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2004.

15
total births
1918–2004
years on record
1910s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hilarion was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

5 babies were named Hilarion in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

Hilarion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hilarion's full recorded timeline at 1921, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births.

Hilarion at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

15

Since 1918

87 years of records

Peak year

1918

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1918

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2004

Hilarion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
5 191819212004 5

Hilarion by decade

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

1910s was Hilarion's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Hilarion births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilarion?
15 babies have been named Hilarion since 1918. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1918 with 5 births.
When was Hilarion most popular?
Hilarion was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hilarion been used?
Records for Hilarion go back to 1918, giving 87 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Hilarion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilton, Hilario, Hillard, Hilary, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hilarion's data

  • Hilarion's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1918–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hilarion: Baby Name Since 1918 - 15 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hilarion. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Hilarion 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 July 2026.