Boys' name · since 1882
Hilton
Hilton has 6,925 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,458 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,925
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hilton is the #6458 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,925 recorded since 1882.
Hilton has 6,925 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6458 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,458 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,925 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hilton ranks #1,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,458 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,925 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,458 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,925
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hilton's 6,925 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Hilton compares
6,925 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Hilton's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hilton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,925 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hilton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hilton's full recorded timeline at 1957, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 138 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hilton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Hilton popularity over time - girls
65 total births recorded since 1915 (Hilton as girls' name)
Hilton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,204 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Hilton's strongest decade.
1,204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Hilton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 56
1890s
56 births
- 1900s 123
1900s
123 births
- 1910s
1910s
704 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,204 births
- 1930s
1930s
918 births
- 1940s
1940s
884 births
- 1950s
1950s
890 births
- 1960s
1960s
592 births
- 1970s 351
1970s
351 births
- 1980s 287
1980s
287 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s 298
2000s
298 births
- 2010s 220
2010s
220 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,204 births (17% of all-time use).
How Hilton 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 Hilton's total volume
Hilton by state
Where Hilton concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 782 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 463 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 437 | 6.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 411 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 345 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 248 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 184 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 167 | 2.4% |
782 of 6,925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Hilton appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hilton's data
- Hilton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,204 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Hiltons (782 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Hilton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Hilton 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.