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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hilbert

Hilbert was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 656th; the most babies were born in 1922 (83). More babies were named Hilbert in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192283 babies
Total since 1880
2,020babies recorded

Hilbert popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,0087
1960#3,1898
1950#2,26412
1940#1,65618
1930#1,18336
1920#86762
1910#1,2548
1900#1,1007
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hilbert, counting every spelling?

Hilbert has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hilbert?

About 400 people born in the US named Hilbert are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 58 and 80. That makes Hilbert a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Hilbert by state

How common Hilbert was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (5.8×), Indiana (3.2×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesWI0.36Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesND0.25Minnesota: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMN0.07Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesIN0.20Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNE0.08Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hilbert, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Hilbert: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hilbert, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hilbert

How popular is the name Hilbert?

Hilbert was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 656th; the most babies were born in 1922 (83). More babies were named Hilbert in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hilbert a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,020 boys.

Where was Hilbert most popular?

In 1920–1924, Hilbert was most common in Wisconsin (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Indiana.