Recorded 1910–1993 Boys' name Peak 1916 344 births

Hillman — boys' name

344 babies named Hillman in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s601920s1011930s801940s521950s361960s101990s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Hillman was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

19 babies were named Hillman in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hillman

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Hillman between 1910 and 1993, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hillman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hillman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hillman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hillman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hillman 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 344 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.

Hillman at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

344

Since 1910

84 years of records

Peak year

1916

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1910

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1993

Hillman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1910

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1916)
19
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 199319541945193919341929192419171910 5

Hillman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
101 births that decade — 29% of Hillman's all-time total
1910s601920s1011930s801940s521950s361960s101990s5

Hillman by state

Where Hillman concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hillman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.5%
Alabama share of Hillman's total US births 1.5%

5 of 344 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hillman?
344 babies have been named Hillman since 1910. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1916 with 19 births.
When was Hillman most popular?
Hillman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Hillman most popular?
The top states for the name Hillman are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Hillman been used?
Hillman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 84 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Hillman?
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, 1910–1993 (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.