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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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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1903—#1,0096
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1898—#7449
1897—#9426
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1890—#9945
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1888—#9176
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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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #126 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 405 girlsAKMaine: #64 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 204 girlsMEVermont: #40 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 125 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #55 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 183 girlsNHWashington: #147 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 700 girlsWAIdaho: #88 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 320 girlsIDMontana: #107 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 373 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 475 girlsNDMinnesota: #147 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 776 girlsMNIllinois: #124 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 633 girlsILWisconsin: #114 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 543 girlsWIMichigan: #106 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 505 girlsMINew York: #206 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsNYMassachusetts: #112 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 498 girlsMARhode Island: #79 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 290 girlsRIOregon: #116 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 508 girlsORNevada: #239 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsNVWyoming: #102 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 320 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #102 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 367 girlsSDIowa: #98 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 402 girlsIAIndiana: #109 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 489 girlsINOhio: #108 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 523 girlsOHPennsylvania: #143 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 778 girlsPANew Jersey: #213 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsNJConnecticut: #138 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 687 girlsCTCalifornia: #245 for girls · 195 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsCAUtah: #70 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 276 girlsUTColorado: #131 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 604 girlsCONebraska: #145 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 607 girlsNEMissouri: #117 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 542 girlsMOKentucky: #66 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 287 girlsKYWest Virginia: #91 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 380 girlsWVVirginia: #127 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 608 girlsVAMaryland: #122 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 584 girlsMDDelaware: #99 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 396 girlsDEArizona: #157 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 727 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 843 girlsNMKansas: #122 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 533 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 624 girlsARTennessee: #99 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 465 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #106 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 498 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #129 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 609 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsDCOklahoma: #102 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 441 girlsOKLouisiana: #66 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 304 girlsLAMississippi: #69 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 322 girlsMSAlabama: #71 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 329 girlsALGeorgia: #87 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 444 girlsGAHawaii: #187 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 686 girlsHITexas: #150 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 744 girlsTXFlorida: #177 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 975 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#40 · 1 in 125
  2. New Hampshire#55 · 1 in 183
  3. Maine#64 · 1 in 204
  4. Kentucky#66 · 1 in 287
  5. Louisiana#66 · 1 in 304

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#40191 in 125
New Hampshire#55321 in 183
Maine#64281 in 204
Kentucky#66731 in 287
Louisiana#66781 in 304
Mississippi#69401 in 322
Utah#70501 in 276
Alabama#71651 in 329
Rhode Island#79181 in 290
Georgia#87931 in 444
Idaho#88171 in 320
West Virginia#91221 in 380
Iowa#98381 in 402
Delaware#9991 in 396
Tennessee#99641 in 465
Oklahoma#102391 in 441
South Dakota#102101 in 367
Wyoming#10251 in 320
Michigan#1061131 in 505
North Carolina#106801 in 498
Montana#10791 in 373
Ohio#1081301 in 523
Indiana#109681 in 489
Massachusetts#112721 in 498
Wisconsin#114511 in 543
Oregon#116321 in 508
Missouri#117571 in 542
Kansas#122251 in 533
Maryland#122461 in 584
Illinois#1241191 in 633
Alaska#12681 in 405
Virginia#127601 in 608
South Carolina#129311 in 609
Colorado#131351 in 604
North Dakota#13271 in 475
Connecticut#138261 in 687
Arkansas#143191 in 624
Pennsylvania#143881 in 778
Nebraska#145141 in 607
Minnesota#147341 in 776
Washington#147441 in 700
Texas#1501851 in 744
Arizona#157361 in 727
Florida#177771 in 975
Hawaii#18771 in 686
New Mexico#203111 in 843
New York#206951 in 1,222
New Jersey#213341 in 1,339
Nevada#23971 in 1,039
California#2451951 in 1,317
District of Columbia#28751 in 1,053

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 1992

girls
#132
2,520 births · 1 in 732 girls
boys
#6,670
7 births · 1 in 285,344 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #132Hillary2,520

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #6,670Hillary7
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 732 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 99.2% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #129Sierra2,614
  2. #130Destiny2,610
  3. #131Katrina2,526
  4. #132Hillary2,520
  5. #133Leslie2,482
  6. #134Carly2,467
  7. #135Hayley2,437
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 285,344 of them was named Hillary, which outranked 32.1% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hillary
  1. #6,128Zacheus8
  2. #6,128Zebediah8
  3. #6,128Zuri8
  4. #6,670Hillary7
  5. #6,670Aadil7
  6. #6,670Abid7
  7. #6,670Abie7
  8. #7,422Abdulah6
  9. #7,422Abdulkareem6
  10. #7,422Abed6

Tied with 751 names at #6,670; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →