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Hillary Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hillary?

The rare name Hillary was the 3,257th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Hillary, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #132 in 1992 with 2,521 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Hillary in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1941.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hillary occurred roughly during the years 1941-1947, 1952-1956, 1959-1963, 1965-1970, 1971-1979, 1981-1984, 1986-1992, and 2005-2008, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-1998, 1999-2002, and 2016-2017.

Hillary became more popular as a girls name in 1943.

Where is the name Hillary popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Hillary's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Hillary has dropped dramatically.

The name Hillary is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Hillary has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Hillary (Girl)Hillary (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 49 3,257 < 5 --
2017 63 2,722 < 5 --
2016 172 1,366 < 5 --
2015 137 1,588 < 5 --
2014 177 1,332 < 5 --
2013 154 1,450 < 5 --
2012 157 1,451 < 5 --
2011 166 1,378 < 5 --
2010 168 1,377 < 5 --
2009 200 1,237 < 5 --
2008 412 722 6 11,567
2007 282 961 < 5 --
2006 265 983 < 5 --
2005 285 884 < 5 --
2004 311 807 < 5 --
2003 224 1,026 6 10,037
2002 197 1,078 5 11,321
2001 259 886 < 5 --
2000 252 877 < 5 --
1999 254 853 5 10,523
1998 243 868 < 5 --
1997 294 725 < 5 --
1996 312 693 < 5 --
1995 310 686 < 5 --
1994 408 566 7 7,259
1993 1,064 261 7 7,094
1992 2,521 132 7 6,954
1991 1,789 166 5 8,705
1990 1,524 192 < 5 --
1989 1,284 210 14 3,891
1988 1,083 245 13 3,771
1987 1,079 241 10 4,372
1986 1,083 238 11 3,973
1985 1,047 246 12 3,673
1984 1,009 247 6 5,862
1983 697 330 5 6,655
1982 753 321 6 5,928
1981 735 321 14 3,100
1980 834 300 11 3,708
1979 921 264 13 3,240
1978 719 318 19 2,418
1977 442 451 12 3,279
1976 331 529 9 3,835
1975 323 536 10 3,520
1974 312 540 10 3,417
1973 252 613 7 4,250
1972 243 633 15 2,475
1971 251 650 13 2,741
1970 258 638 11 2,969
1969 198 718 14 2,354
1968 178 742 13 2,378
1967 155 803 8 3,091
1966 124 907 15 2,086
1965 111 984 15 2,119
1964 132 910 8 3,135
1963 148 862 18 1,925
1962 112 1,018 17 1,996
1961 111 1,038 17 2,032
1960 75 1,270 16 2,068
1959 83 1,170 11 2,590
1958 94 1,082 22 1,701
1957 88 1,117 17 1,979
1956 99 1,029 13 2,317
1955 71 1,190 23 1,628
1954 77 1,124 27 1,480
1953 58 1,282 20 1,736
1952 43 1,477 16 1,968
1951 40 1,491 18 1,799
1950 54 1,255 20 1,674
1949 48 1,327 13 2,167
1948 43 1,416 19 1,732
1947 51 1,272 14 2,112
1946 29 1,662 20 1,619
1945 19 1,955 16 1,725
1944 19 1,990 17 1,706
1943 13 2,617 8 2,828
1942 7 3,891 14 1,991
1941 < 5 -- 18 1,660
1940 < 5 -- 19 1,596
1939 < 5 -- 18 1,600
1938 < 5 -- 19 1,582
1937 < 5 -- 15 1,864
1936 < 5 -- 7 3,005
1935 < 5 -- 7 3,094
1934 < 5 -- 14 1,969
1933 < 5 -- 13 2,037
1932 < 5 -- 15 1,954
1931 < 5 -- 14 2,041
1930 < 5 -- 19 1,725
1929 < 5 -- 15 2,047
1928 < 5 -- 24 1,540
1927 < 5 -- 24 1,578
1926 < 5 -- 21 1,681
1925 < 5 -- 20 1,768
1924 < 5 -- 12 2,541
1923 < 5 -- 19 1,837
1922 5 5,344 18 1,922
1921 < 5 -- 21 1,737
1920 < 5 -- 18 1,923
1919 < 5 -- 15 2,100
1918 < 5 -- 18 1,860
1917 < 5 -- 15 2,039
1916 < 5 -- 12 2,324
1915 < 5 -- 18 1,689
1914 < 5 -- 9 2,345
1913 < 5 -- 10 1,868
1912 < 5 -- 6 2,403
1911 < 5 -- 9 1,231
1910 < 5 -- 5 1,702
1909 < 5 -- 7 1,211
1908 < 5 -- 6 1,294
1907 < 5 -- 7 1,141
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- 6 1,074
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- 9 778
1897 < 5 -- 6 1,003
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- 5 1,070
1889 < 5 -- 5 1,032
1888 < 5 -- 6 975
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.