Boys' name · since 1880
Hillard
2,356 babies named Hillard in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,356
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,356 boys have been named Hillard since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hillard has 2,356 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1880 to 2002.
- #2,985 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,356 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hillard ranks #2,985 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,356 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,356
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hillard's 2,356 recorded births place it above 93.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Hillard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hillard splits its recorded history at 1938: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hillard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2002
- Peak year (1926)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Hillard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (669 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Hillard's strongest decade.
669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hillard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 51
1890s
51 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s
1910s
374 births
- 1920s
1920s
669 births
- 1930s
1930s
391 births
- 1940s
1940s
301 births
- 1950s 217
1950s
217 births
- 1960s 127
1960s
127 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 669 births (28% of all-time use).
How Hillard 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 Hillard's total volume
Hillard by state
Where Hillard concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 124 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 116 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 69 | 2.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 16 | 0.7% |
124 of 2,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Hillard appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hillard's data
- Hillard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (669 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Hillards (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Hillard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1880–2002 (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 Hillard 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.