Recorded 1920–1945 Boys' name Peak 1926 58 births

Hilburn — boys' name

58 babies named Hilburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s421930s111940s5
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Hilburn was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hilburn in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Hilburn between 1920 and 1945, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hilburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilburn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hilburn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilburn 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 58 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.

Hilburn at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

58

Since 1920

26 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1920

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1945

Hilburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1920

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Hilburn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 72% of Hilburn's all-time total
1920s421930s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilburn?
58 babies have been named Hilburn since 1920. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Hilburn most popular?
Hilburn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Hilburn been used?
Hilburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 26 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Hilburn?
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, 1920–1945 (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.