Hilton
Hilton was the 6591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 498th; the most babies were born in 1920 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Hilton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,591 boys, down 2,912 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 26% girls, 74% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,990babies recorded
Hilton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,778 | #6,591 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | #14,094 | #3,679 | 6 | 29 |
| 2010 | #18,009 | #3,660 | 5 | 29 |
| 2000 | — | #2,696 | — | 34 |
| 1990 | — | #2,335 | — | 30 |
| 1980 | — | #1,637 | — | 36 |
| 1970 | — | #1,123 | — | 54 |
| 1960 | — | #816 | — | 88 |
| 1950 | — | #702 | — | 96 |
| 1940 | — | #611 | — | 95 |
| 1930 | — | #579 | — | 107 |
| 1920 | #5,309 | #521 | 5 | 138 |
| 1910 | — | #644 | — | 21 |
| 1900 | — | #1,101 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | — | #1,071 | — | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Hilton, counting every spelling?
Hilton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hilton?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hilton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hilton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hilton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hilton?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Hilton are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 32 and 72. That makes Hilton a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Hilton by state
How common Hilton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Hilton
How popular is the name Hilton?
Hilton was the 6591st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 498th; the most babies were born in 1920 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Hilton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hilton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 26% girls, 74% boys given the name Hilton in the US.
Where is Hilton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hilton was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Florida.