Hillery
The Story of Hillery
As a girl name
American parents first put Hillery on the record books as a girl name in 1948, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 32 Hillerys were born — ranking #2,723 that year. About 42% of every Hillery on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Hillery last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 495 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Hillery as a boy name dates back to 1887, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Hillery — #1,980 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Hillery on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Hillery last appeared in the published SSA data in 1983, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 501 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hillery
Hillery is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 501 births in the dataset. Hillery's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,980. Use the chart and map above to compare Hillery'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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