Boys' name · since 1918
Hillel
1,453 babies named Hillel in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hillel currently ranks #4162 among boys' names in America, with 1,453 babies recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Hillel recorded 1,453 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #4162 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #4,045 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,162 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,453 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hillel ranks #4,045 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,162 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,453 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hillel's 1,453 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hillel compares
1,453 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Hillel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hillel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,453 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hillel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hillel's full recorded timeline at 1981, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hillel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Hillel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (306 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Hillel's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hillel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 77
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
306 births
- 2020s
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 306 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hillel 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 Hillel's total volume
Hillel by state
Where Hillel concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 696 | 47.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 116 | 8.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
696 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hillel's data
- Hillel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (306 total births) through the 2020s (224) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hillels (696 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hillel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Hillel 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.