Girls' name · since 1996
Hilla
Hilla has 11 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Hilla recorded 11 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #53,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilla ranks #53,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #53,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hilla's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hilla splits its recorded history at 2020: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Hilla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Hilla's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Hilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1996–2020 (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 Hilla 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.