Boys' name · since 1884
Hill
Hill has 577 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 577
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
577 babies have been named Hill since 1884, making it today's #10721 boys' name.
Hill has 577 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10721 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #7,242 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,721 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 577 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hill ranks #7,242 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,721 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 577 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 577
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hill's 577 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Hill compares
577 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hill's all-time total is 56% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hill | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 577 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hill's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Hill by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Hill's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hill compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hill's total volume
Hill by state
Where Hill concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hill's data
- Hill's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Hills (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Hill 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.