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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 759 girlsAKMaine: #119 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 567 girlsMEVermont: #65 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 248 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #121 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 584 girlsNHWashington: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsWAIdaho: #138 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 580 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #477 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,661 girlsMNIllinois: #270 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsILWisconsin: #283 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,178 girlsWIMichigan: #344 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsMINew York: #440 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,117 girlsNYMassachusetts: #225 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedRIOregon: #216 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,141 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: #246 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsIAIndiana: #248 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsINOhio: #280 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,087 girlsOHPennsylvania: #266 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsPANew Jersey: #489 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsCTCalifornia: #426 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsCAUtah: #206 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsUTColorado: #279 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsNEMissouri: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsMOKentucky: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsKYWest Virginia: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsWVVirginia: #252 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedDEArizona: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,853 girlsAZNew Mexico: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsNMKansas: #293 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedARTennessee: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsOKLouisiana: #578 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,396 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedMSAlabama: #490 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,627 girlsALGeorgia: #288 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Hillary, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,290 girlsTXFlorida: #313 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#65 · 1 in 248
  2. Maine#119 · 1 in 567
  3. New Hampshire#121 · 1 in 584
  4. Idaho#138 · 1 in 580
  5. Alaska#191 · 1 in 759

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#65111 in 248
Maine#119111 in 567
New Hampshire#12191 in 584
Idaho#138111 in 580
Alaska#19151 in 759
Utah#206151 in 1,028
North Carolina#210281 in 1,192
Oregon#216141 in 1,141
Massachusetts#225231 in 1,428
Iowa#246111 in 1,671
Indiana#248211 in 1,610
Virginia#252191 in 1,620
Pennsylvania#266381 in 1,788
Illinois#270401 in 1,820
Nebraska#27461 in 1,719
Oklahoma#276131 in 1,679
Kentucky#278121 in 1,877
Colorado#279131 in 1,678
Missouri#279161 in 1,995
Ohio#280331 in 2,087
Washington#280161 in 1,705
Wisconsin#283141 in 2,178
Georgia#288191 in 1,847
Kansas#29381 in 1,943
Connecticut#29681 in 1,976
Tennessee#303131 in 2,122
West Virginia#30351 in 2,141
Florida#313281 in 2,102
Arizona#332111 in 1,853
Michigan#344211 in 2,630
New Mexico#36451 in 1,890
California#426691 in 2,720
New York#440331 in 3,117
Texas#471391 in 3,290
Minnesota#47761 in 4,661
South Carolina#48351 in 3,552
New Jersey#489101 in 3,824
Alabama#49061 in 3,627
Louisiana#57871 in 4,396
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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 1983

girls
#330
697 births · 1 in 2,397 girls
boys
#6,238
5 births · 1 in 358,513 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #330Hillary697

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #6,238Hillary5
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 2,397 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 97.3% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #326Staci711
  2. #328Elisabeth704
  3. #329Alice698
  4. #330Hillary697
  5. #331Chasity692
  6. #332Becky689
  7. #332Eileen689
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 358,513 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 15.1% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #5,484Zeric6
  2. #5,484Zubair6
  3. #5,484Zuriel6
  4. #6,238Hillary5
  5. #6,238Abby5
  6. #6,238Abdallah5
  7. #6,238Abhay5

Tied with 1,106 names at #6,238; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →