Hillary is an established girls' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Hillary is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,592 for girl births in the United States (and #4,598 across all names), given to 67 babies. Hillary first appears in 1888 and peaked in 1992 (2,520 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | #2,592 | — |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | #2,335 | — |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | #2,473 | — |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | #2,474 | — |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | #2,833 | — |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #3,071 | — |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | #3,477 | — |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | #3,268 | — |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 | #2,727 | — |
| 2016 | 172 | 172 | #1,369 | — |
| 2015 | 138 | 138 | #1,583 | — |
| 2014 | 177 | 177 | #1,335 | — |
| 2013 | 154 | 159 | #1,452 | — |
| 2012 | 157 | 157 | #1,454 | — |
| 2011 | 166 | 166 | #1,380 | — |
| 2010 | 168 | 168 | #1,380 | — |
| 2009 | 200 | 200 | #1,237 | — |
| 2008 | 418 | 425 | #722 | #11,576 |
| 2007 | 282 | 288 | #961 | — |
| 2006 | 265 | 265 | #983 | — |
| 2005 | 285 | 285 | #885 | — |
| 2004 | 311 | 318 | #809 | — |
| 2003 | 231 | 231 | #1,025 | #10,042 |
| 2002 | 202 | 202 | #1,080 | #11,329 |
| 2001 | 259 | 259 | #887 | — |
| 2000 | 252 | 263 | #877 | — |
| 1999 | 259 | 274 | #853 | #10,525 |
| 1998 | 243 | 264 | #868 | — |
| 1997 | 294 | — | #725 | — |
| 1996 | 312 | — | #693 | — |
| 1995 | 310 | — | #688 | — |
| 1994 | 416 | — | #566 | #7,260 |
| 1993 | 1,071 | — | #261 | #7,101 |
| 1992 | 2,527 | — | #132 | #6,954 |
| 1991 | 1,796 | — | #166 | #8,705 |
| 1990 | 1,525 | — | #192 | — |
| 1989 | 1,298 | — | #210 | #3,892 |
| 1988 | 1,097 | — | #245 | #3,774 |
| 1987 | 1,089 | — | #241 | #4,375 |
| 1986 | 1,094 | — | #239 | #3,975 |
| 1985 | 1,059 | — | #246 | #3,673 |
| 1984 | 1,015 | — | #247 | #5,865 |
| 1983 | 702 | — | #330 | #6,660 |
| 1982 | 760 | — | #321 | #5,930 |
| 1981 | 749 | — | #322 | #3,105 |
| 1980 | 846 | — | #300 | #3,710 |
| 1979 | 934 | — | #264 | #3,240 |
| 1978 | 738 | — | #318 | #2,415 |
| 1977 | 454 | — | #451 | #3,279 |
| 1976 | 340 | — | #530 | #3,837 |
| 1975 | 332 | — | #537 | #3,521 |
| 1974 | 322 | — | #540 | #3,418 |
| 1973 | 259 | — | #613 | #4,251 |
| 1972 | 257 | — | #634 | #2,473 |
| 1971 | 264 | — | #650 | #2,738 |
| 1970 | 268 | — | #641 | #2,968 |
| 1969 | 212 | — | #718 | #2,355 |
| 1968 | 191 | — | #742 | #2,379 |
| 1967 | 163 | — | #803 | #3,094 |
| 1966 | 139 | — | #907 | #2,084 |
| 1965 | 126 | — | #984 | #2,122 |
| 1964 | 140 | — | #911 | #3,135 |
| 1963 | 166 | — | #862 | #1,925 |
| 1962 | 129 | — | #1,017 | #1,997 |
| 1961 | 128 | — | #1,039 | #2,032 |
| 1960 | 91 | — | #1,271 | #2,069 |
| 1959 | 94 | — | #1,168 | #2,587 |
| 1958 | 116 | — | #1,084 | #1,704 |
| 1957 | 106 | — | #1,111 | #1,985 |
| 1956 | 112 | — | #1,028 | #2,319 |
| 1955 | 94 | — | #1,189 | #1,628 |
| 1954 | 104 | — | #1,124 | #1,480 |
| 1953 | 78 | — | #1,281 | #1,737 |
| 1952 | 59 | — | #1,476 | #1,970 |
| 1951 | 58 | — | #1,490 | #1,798 |
| 1950 | 74 | — | #1,255 | #1,675 |
| 1949 | 61 | — | #1,327 | #2,168 |
| 1948 | 62 | — | #1,416 | #1,733 |
| 1947 | 65 | — | #1,273 | #2,113 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | #1,662 | #1,618 |
| 1945 | 34 | — | #2,013 | #1,726 |
| 1944 | 36 | — | #1,990 | #1,706 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #2,617 | #2,830 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | #3,892 | #1,991 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,600 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,864 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,006 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,096 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,955 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | — | #1,725 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,045 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1927 | 24 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1923 | 19 | — | — | #1,837 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #5,344 | #1,922 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | — | #1,737 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | — | #1,923 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | — | #2,100 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | — | #1,859 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | — | #2,039 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,324 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | — | #1,689 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,345 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,867 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,403 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,702 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #778 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #975 |