Is Hillary a boy or girl name?
Hillary is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 79 girls and 0 boys were named Hillary, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.8% of the 30,239 US babies named Hillary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,326
- Babies named Hillary since 1888
- 30,239
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 2,528 babies
Boys and girls named Hillary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 192 | 5 | 2.5% |
| 1930s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 158 | 229 | 59.2% |
| 1950s | 187 | 708 | 79.1% |
| 1960s | 141 | 1,344 | 90.5% |
| 1970s | 119 | 4,050 | 97.1% |
| 1980s | 102 | 9,607 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 31 | 8,722 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 17 | 2,688 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,289 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 335 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,326 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,499 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,472 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,833 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,070 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,476 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,267 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,369 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,583 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,335 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,452 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,454 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,380 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,237 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,575 | 412 | #722 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 282 | #961 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 265 | #983 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 285 | #885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 311 | #808 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,043 | 225 | #1,025 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,328 | 197 | #1,080 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 259 | #887 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 252 | #877 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,525 | 254 | #853 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 243 | #868 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 294 | #725 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 312 | #693 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 310 | #688 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,261 | 409 | #566 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,098 | 1,064 | #261 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,953 | 2,521 | #132 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,705 | 1,790 | #166 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,525 | #192 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,892 | 1,284 | #210 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,774 | 1,084 | #245 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,375 | 1,079 | #241 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,975 | 1,083 | #239 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,674 | 1,047 | #246 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,864 | 1,009 | #247 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,660 | 697 | #330 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,932 | 754 | #321 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,102 | 735 | #322 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,711 | 835 | #300 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,240 | 921 | #264 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,415 | 719 | #318 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,279 | 442 | #451 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,836 | 331 | #530 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,521 | 322 | #537 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,419 | 312 | #540 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,252 | 252 | #613 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,474 | 243 | #633 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,738 | 251 | #650 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,968 | 257 | #641 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,355 | 198 | #718 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,379 | 178 | #742 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,093 | 155 | #803 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,084 | 124 | #907 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,121 | 111 | #984 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,134 | 132 | #911 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,924 | 148 | #862 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,997 | 112 | #1,017 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,032 | 111 | #1,039 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,068 | 75 | #1,271 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,588 | 83 | #1,169 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,702 | 94 | #1,084 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,985 | 89 | #1,111 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,318 | 99 | #1,028 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,628 | 71 | #1,189 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,480 | 77 | #1,124 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,736 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,968 | 43 | #1,476 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,798 | 40 | #1,490 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,675 | 54 | #1,255 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,168 | 48 | #1,327 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,733 | 43 | #1,416 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,113 | 51 | #1,272 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,618 | 29 | #1,662 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,726 | 19 | #1,955 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,706 | 19 | #1,990 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,830 | 13 | #2,617 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,991 | 7 | #3,892 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,922 | 5 | #5,344 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #975 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hillary reached #778 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #132 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hillary
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.