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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hillard

Hillard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 628th; the most babies were born in 1926 (82). More babies were named Hillard 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
192682 babies
Total since 1880
2,356babies recorded

Hillard 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#9,5366
1990——
1980——
1970#2,33616
1960#2,16315
1950#1,21036
1940#1,21731
1930#92153
1920#88261
1910#1,07610
1900#9988
1890#1,0695
1880#8656

How popular is Hillard, counting every spelling?

Hillard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hillard?

About 500 people born in the US named Hillard are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 58 and 79. That makes Hillard 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.

Hillard by state

How common Hillard was among boys born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.1×), Illinois (2.9×), Tennessee (2.9×). In 44 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 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: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMN0.18Illinois: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIL0.18Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKY0.19West 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: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesTN0.18North Carolina: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNC0.09South 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: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hillard, boys, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Hillard

How popular is the name Hillard?

Hillard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 628th; the most babies were born in 1926 (82). More babies were named Hillard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hillard a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,356 boys.

Where was Hillard most popular?

In 1924–1928, Hillard was most common in Kentucky (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Tennessee.