Recorded 1918–1933 Boys' name Peak 1927 26 births

Hildon — boys' name

26 babies named Hildon in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Hildon was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hildon in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hildon

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Hildon between 1918 and 1933, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hildon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hildon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hildon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hildon 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 26 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.

Hildon at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

26

Since 1918

16 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1918

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1933

Hildon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1918

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 19331927192219211918 5

Hildon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 62% of Hildon's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hildon?
26 babies have been named Hildon since 1918. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Hildon most popular?
Hildon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Hildon been used?
Hildon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 16 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Hildon?
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, 1918–1933 (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.