Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 303 births

Hilliary — girls' name

303 babies named Hilliary in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s1281990s130
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Hilliary was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

32 babies were named Hilliary in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilliary

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Hilliary between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hilliary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilliary performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hilliary shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hilliary in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilliary 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 303 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.

Hilliary at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

303

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Hilliary popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
32
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 19961993199019871984198119781971 6

Hilliary popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Hilliary as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Hilliary by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
130 births that decade — 43% of Hilliary's all-time total
1970s451980s1281990s130

Hilliary by state

Where Hilliary concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hilliary
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.7%
Ohio share of Hilliary's total US births 1.7%

5 of 303 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilliary?
303 babies have been named Hilliary since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 32 births.
When was Hilliary most popular?
Hilliary was most popular in the 1990s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Hilliary most popular?
The top states for the name Hilliary are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Hilliary been used?
Hilliary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Hilliary?
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, 1971–1996 (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.