Recorded 1916–1935 Boys' name Peak 1916 27 births

Hilmon — boys' name

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

1910s61920s101930s11
1930s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Hilmon was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hilmon in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Hilmon between 1916 and 1935, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hilmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilmon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hilmon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilmon 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 27 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.

Hilmon at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

27

Since 1916

20 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1916

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1935

Hilmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1916

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 19351934192219201916 6

Hilmon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 41% of Hilmon's all-time total
1910s61920s101930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilmon?
27 babies have been named Hilmon since 1916. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Hilmon most popular?
Hilmon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Hilmon been used?
Hilmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 20 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Hilmon?
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, 1916–1935 (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.