Hilton

Where Hilton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hilton.

Hilton through the years
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1905
    Peak, #491
    21 babies named Hilton, its best rank.
  3. 1908
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #877.
  4. 1943
    Hilton Valentine born
    British guitarist
  5. 1984
    Hilton Armstrong born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Hilton Valentine · British guitarist, 1943–2021
  • Hilton Armstrong · American basketball player, born 1984
  • Hilton Ruiz · American musician of Puerto Rican descent, 1952–2006
  • Hilton Clarke · Australian racing cyclist, born 1979
  • Hilton Forrest Deakin · Australian bishop, 1932–2022

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.