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Hillel

/hɪˈlɛl/ · 100% boys · 25 born in 2025

Hillel has been given to about 1,453 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/hɪˈlɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,315
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hillel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 47
  • Born in 202525
  • All time1,453

How popular is Hillel?

Its best year was 2019, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 2708th. The typical living American called Hillel is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Hillel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mikel0.68
  2. Nigel0.68
  3. Fidel0.68
  4. Michel0.62
  5. Kalel0.60
  6. Miguel0.57
  7. Lionel0.57
  8. Jaleel0.58

Middle names for Hillel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hillel Paul0.77
  2. Hillel John0.77
  3. Hillel Blake0.76
  4. Hillel Wade0.76
  5. Hillel Ross0.76
  6. Hillel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Hillel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.88
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.88
  3. Francobrother · 0.88
  4. Violetasister · 0.87
  5. Keziahsister · 0.87
  6. Rivkasister · 0.87

Where Hillel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Hillel Anderson0.77
  2. Hillel White0.72
  3. Hillel Nguyen0.72
  4. Hillel Moore0.72
  5. Hillel Brown0.72
  6. Hillel Young0.69

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 Hillel

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

Hillel 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.