Recorded 1912–1947 Boys' name Peak 1927 16 births

Hillie — boys' name

16 babies named Hillie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61940s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hillie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hillie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hillie

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Hillie between 1912 and 1947, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hillie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hillie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hillie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hillie 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 16 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.

Hillie at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

16

Since 1912

36 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1912

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1947

Hillie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1912

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 194719271912 5

Hillie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 38% of Hillie's all-time total
1910s51920s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hillie?
16 babies have been named Hillie since 1912. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Hillie most popular?
Hillie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Hillie been used?
Hillie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 36 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Hillie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilton, Hilario, Hillard, Hilary, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1947 (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.