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Hillary

/ˈhɪlɚi/ · 96% girls · 67 born in 2025

Hillary has been given to about 30,305 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈhɪlɚi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 28,880
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hillary per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 2,527
  • Born in 202567
  • All time30,305
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Hillary?

Its best year was 1992, when 2,527 babies were given the name, ranking 132nd. The typical living American called Hillary is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Hillary

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hilary0.97
  2. Mary0.54
  3. Hilda0.54
  4. Cary0.54
  5. Ivory0.54
  6. Mallory0.49
  7. Ellery0.49
  8. Hailey0.45

Middle names for Hillary

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hillary Eve0.82
  2. Hillary Anne0.80
  3. Hillary Rose0.79
  4. Hillary Louise0.79
  5. Hillary June0.78
  6. Hillary Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Hillary

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.92
  2. Bethanysister · 0.88
  3. Sashasister · 0.87
  4. Caseyeither · 0.87
  5. Coreybrother · 0.87
  6. Elishaeither · 0.86

Where Hillary is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Hillary White0.74
  2. Hillary Reyes0.74
  3. Hillary Nguyen0.74
  4. Hillary Moore0.74
  5. Hillary Lee0.74
  6. Hillary Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Hillary

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Hillary across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.