Hilkiah
Hilkiah was a Kohen at the time of King Josiah.
Meaning & Origin of Hilkiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilkiah was a Kohen at the time of King Josiah.
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The Story of Hilkiah
Hilkiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2017, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 8 Hilkiahs were born — ranking #8,836 that year. As of 2026, Hilkiah ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Hilkiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hilkiah
Hilkiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Hilkiah's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #8,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilkiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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