Boys' name · since 1892
Hilding
191 babies named Hilding in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hilding is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 191 have been recorded since 1892.
Hilding has 191 recorded births among boys since 1892, 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 1892 to 1941.
- #13,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 191 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilding ranks #13,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hilding's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Hilding's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hilding's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hilding popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1941
- Peak year (1915)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Hilding by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (101 births, 53% of the file).
1910s was Hilding's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Hilding births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 101 births (53% of all-time use).
Hilding by state
Where Hilding concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
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What to do with Hilding's data
- Hilding's decade-level peak was the 1910s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Hildings (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hilding: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1892–1941 (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 Hilding 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.