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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.