Hilmer
- Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 499since 1888
Hilmer over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hilmer has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2005 | #11,472 | 5 |
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| 1947 | #3,370 | 6 |
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| 1944 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
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| 1938 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #1,385 | 28 |
| 1922 | #1,545 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #1,811 | 18 |
| 1918 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1917 | #1,291 | 28 |
| 1916 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1915 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,342 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,146 | 20 |
| 1912 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #1,387 | 7 |
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| 1907 | #1,345 | 5 |
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| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
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| 1894 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
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| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
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First appearance
1888
The first year at least five boys were named Hilmer! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Hilmer is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Hilmer in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Hilmer
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1888 at #917 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1888
Share of babies · boys
1 in 20,142
- Highest: 1 in 20,142 boys born in 1888 were named Hilmer (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 40.3% of all boys named Hilmer (201) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 (1888) | #917 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,035 (1893) | #1,055 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,310 (1900) | #1,328 |
| 1910s | 175 | #1,146 (1913) | #1,414 |
| 1920s | 201 | #1,385 (1923) | #1,776 |
| 1930s | 64 | #2,396 (1935) | #3,047 |
| 1940s | 28 | #2,523 (1942) | #2,997 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 5 | #11,472 (2005) | #11,472 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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