Recorded 1930–1998 Boys' name Peak 1971 132 births

Hilberto — boys' name

132 babies named Hilberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101960s171970s501980s361990s19
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hilberto was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hilberto in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Hilberto between 1930 and 1998, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hilberto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilberto performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hilberto shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hilberto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilberto 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 132 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.

Hilberto at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

132

Since 1930

69 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1930

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1998

Hilberto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1930

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
45678910 19981988198419791975197019621930 5

Hilberto by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 38% of Hilberto's all-time total
1930s101960s171970s501980s361990s19

Hilberto by state

Where Hilberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hilberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.8%
Texas share of Hilberto's total US births 3.8%

5 of 132 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilberto?
132 babies have been named Hilberto since 1930. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Hilberto most popular?
Hilberto was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Hilberto most popular?
The top states for the name Hilberto are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Hilberto been used?
Hilberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 69 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Hilberto?
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.

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, 1930–1998 (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.