NameTides

Hillary

Hillary was the #2,583 girls' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Hillary as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hillary as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Hillary as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,583 (67)#5,927 (3)—#2,730 (7)
2024#2,327 (79)#4,193 (5)—#3,383 (5)
2023#2,466 (72)——#2,203 (9)
2022#2,463 (73)———
2021#2,818 (60)———
2020#3,061 (52)——#2,591 (7)
2019#3,451 (45)——#2,025 (10)
2018#3,245 (49)#4,684 (4)—#1,862 (11)
2017#2,713 (63)——#2,374 (8)
2016#1,368 (172)#2,367 (11)—#1,335 (18)
2015#1,580 (138)#2,496 (10)—#951 (27)
2014#1,333 (177)#4,684 (4)—#1,279 (19)
2013#1,451 (154)#3,536 (6)—#918 (29)
2012#1,452 (157)#4,838 (4)—#1,097 (23)
2011#1,380 (166)#4,764 (4)—#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #132.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hillary is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hillary by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hillary (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HillaryCanadaGirls#2,7307
HillaryEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
HillaryIrelandGirls—too few
HillaryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HillaryUSGirls#2,58367
HillaryUSBoys—too few