Boys' name · since 1918
Hildon
Hildon has 26 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hildon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Hildon recorded 26 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1933.
- #26,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hildon ranks #26,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hildon's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hildon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hildon's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hildon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1933
- Peak year (1927)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Hildon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Hildon's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Hildon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Hildon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hildon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1918–1933 (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 Hildon 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.