Hillary

#2,583 for girls in 2025, 67 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #11,037
Given to girls 95.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 2,520 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
29,043
since 1922

Hillary over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Hillary has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #132, 1992girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,58367—
2024#2,32779—
2023#2,46672—
2022#2,46373—
2021#2,81860—
2020#3,06152—
2019#3,45145—
2018#3,24549—
2017#2,71363—
2016#1,368172—
2015#1,580138—
2014#1,333177—
2013#1,451154—
2012#1,452157—
2011#1,380166—
2010#1,379168—
2009#1,237200—
2008#722412#11,0376
2007#961282—
2006#981265—
2005#885285—
2004#808311—
2003#1,025225#9,5816
2002#1,077197#10,6675
2001#886259—
2000#874252—
1999#852254#9,9125
1998#867243—
1997#725294—
1996#693312—
1995#686310—
1994#565409#6,9687
1993#2611,064#6,8167
1992#1322,520#6,6707
1991#1661,791#8,2365
1990#1921,525—
1989#2091,284#3,80914
1988#2451,084#3,70513
1987#2401,079#4,23910
1986#2391,083#3,88211
1985#2461,047#3,59912
1984#2471,009#5,5616
1983#330697#6,2385
1982#321754#5,6196
1981#321735#3,03014
1980#300835#3,61511
1979#264921#3,16813
1978#318719#2,37519
1977#451442#3,20312
1976#529331#3,7249
1975#536322#3,42810
1974#540312#3,31810
1973#612252#4,0547
1972#633242#2,41815
1971#648251#2,68613
1970#639257#2,89111
1969#717198#2,30814
1968#741178#2,31113
1967#802155#2,9858
1966#905124#2,04315
1965#982111#2,08415
1964#908132#3,0508
1963#861148#1,90218
1962#1,014112#1,96217
1961#1,036111#1,99717
1960#1,26675#2,04216
1959#1,16583#2,53011
1958#1,08194#1,67722
1957#1,10989#1,95217
1956#1,02799#2,26313
1955#1,18671#1,61123
1954#1,12377#1,46627
1953#1,27658#1,70920
1952#1,46943#1,93916
1951#1,48140#1,77418
1950#1,25054#1,65720
1949#1,32348#2,12313
1948#1,40943#1,70319
1947#1,27051#2,07614
1946#1,64729#1,60120
1945#1,99318#1,69716
1944#1,96719#1,68317
1943#2,55813#2,7328
1942#3,7387#1,94614
1941—#1,63318
1940—#1,57319
1939—#1,57818
1938—#1,55919
1937—#1,82815
1936—#2,8547
1935—#2,9517
1934—#1,93214
1933—#1,99713
1932—#1,92215
1931—#2,00314
1930—#1,69319
1929—#2,00215
1928—#1,52224
1927—#1,56124
1926—#1,66121
1925—#1,74520
1924—#2,47312
1923—#1,81619
1922#5,0095#1,88318
1921—#1,70321
1920—#1,88518
1919—#2,06315
1918—#1,82718
1917—#1,98615
1916—#2,25912
1915—#1,66018
1914—#2,2719
1913—#1,80310
1912—#2,2696
1911—#1,1909
1910—#1,5895
1909—#1,1557
1908—#1,2176
1907—#1,0947
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1897—#9426
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First appearance
1922

The first year at least five girls were named Hillary! It came in at #5,009, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1922–1941, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Hillary is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedAKMaine: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 891 girlsMEVermont: #98 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 397 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 923 girlsNHWashington: #203 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 764 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,539 girlsMNIllinois: #211 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsILWisconsin: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,928 girlsWIMichigan: #267 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsMINew York: #389 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsNYMassachusetts: #236 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedSDIowa: #220 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsIAIndiana: #265 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsINOhio: #271 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsOHPennsylvania: #281 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsPANew Jersey: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #403 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 2,444 girlsCAUtah: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsUTColorado: #273 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,537 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,080 girlsVAMaryland: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedDEArizona: #294 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsAZNew Mexico: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsNMKansas: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsKSArkansas: #301 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsARTennessee: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #349 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #324 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,762 girlsOKLouisiana: #322 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedMSAlabama: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,124 girlsALGeorgia: #332 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,052 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedHITexas: #379 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsTXFlorida: #377 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,465 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#98 · 1 in 397
  2. Maine#169 · 1 in 891
  3. Idaho#174 · 1 in 764
  4. New Hampshire#185 · 1 in 923
  5. Oregon#201 · 1 in 1,021

Best ever in a state: #40 in Vermont, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9871 in 397
Maine#16971 in 891
Idaho#17491 in 764
New Hampshire#18561 in 923
Oregon#201161 in 1,021
Washington#203251 in 1,101
Illinois#211601 in 1,240
Iowa#220151 in 1,254
Minnesota#226191 in 1,539
Massachusetts#236221 in 1,481
West Virginia#24571 in 1,616
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
Nebraska#25971 in 1,537
Indiana#265201 in 1,759
Michigan#267321 in 1,800
Ohio#271381 in 1,881
Colorado#273141 in 1,575
Kansas#27591 in 1,724
Pennsylvania#281371 in 1,889
Tennessee#288151 in 1,871
Arizona#294131 in 1,551
Utah#295101 in 1,640
New Mexico#29671 in 1,385
Arkansas#30171 in 1,823
Louisiana#322171 in 1,864
South Carolina#32491 in 1,988
Georgia#332171 in 2,052
North Carolina#349141 in 2,443
Kentucky#36181 in 2,969
Florida#377231 in 2,465
Texas#379541 in 2,406
New York#389391 in 2,634
Virginia#390101 in 3,080
California#403761 in 2,444
Wisconsin#41781 in 3,928
New Jersey#430121 in 3,189
Alabama#44671 in 3,124
Oklahoma#51361 in 3,762
Maryland#54551 in 4,457
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hillary
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 256 spots since 2024 (#2,327 → #2,583)
  • 478 spots since 2020 (#3,061 → #2,583)
  • 1,003 spots since 2015 (#1,580 → #2,583)
  • Biggest jump: 239 spots in 2008 (#961 → #722)
  • Biggest drop: 515 spots in 2009 (#722 → #1,237)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1922
  • Peaked 1992 at #132 (2,520 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1963–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 732
  • Highest: 1 in 732 girls born in 1992 were named Hillary (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,989 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 33.1% of all girls named Hillary (9,607) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#5,009 (1922)#5,009
1930s0——
1940s228#1,270 (1947)#1,988
1950s708#1,027 (1956)#1,217
1960s1,344#717 (1969)#923
1970s4,049#264 (1979)#517
1980s9,607#209 (1989)#270
1990s8,722#132 (1992)#514
2000s2,688#722 (2008)#946
2010s1,289#1,333 (2014)#1,935
2020s403#2,327 (2024)#2,620

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hillary in 1982

girls
#321
754 births · 1 in 2,246 girls
boys
#5,619
6 births · 1 in 302,408 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #321Hillary754

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #5,619Hillary6
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,246 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 97.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #318Tanisha758
  2. #319Jami757
  3. #320Jackie756
  4. #321Hillary754
  5. #322Brianne752
  6. #323Alice749
  7. #323Patrice749
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 302,408 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 23.7% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #5,003Zaid7
  2. #5,003Zain7
  3. #5,003Zeus7
  4. #5,619Hillary6
  5. #5,619Aaran6
  6. #5,619Aashish6
  7. #5,619Abayomi6
  8. #6,385Aarin5
  9. #6,385Aaronlee5
  10. #6,385Aaryn5

Tied with 765 names at #5,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →