Recorded 1978–1992 Girls' name Peak 1989 141 births

Hiliary — girls' name

141 babies named Hiliary in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s941990s32
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Hiliary was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Hiliary in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hiliary

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Hiliary between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hiliary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hiliary performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hiliary shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hiliary 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 141 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.

Hiliary at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

141

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Hiliary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 19921990198819861984198219801978 6

Hiliary by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 67% of Hiliary's all-time total
1970s151980s941990s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiliary?
141 babies have been named Hiliary since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1989 with 16 births.
When was Hiliary most popular?
Hiliary was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Hiliary been used?
Hiliary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Hiliary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–1992 (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.