Hillis

Boy · recorded 1912–1986

  • 1986last recorded
  • 1913best year

Most popular in 1913.

Last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hillis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0102019121931194919681986

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 41 recorded years as a table
Hillis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191214
191320
191412
191512
191612
191713
191814
191916
192012
192114
19228
192315
192410
192513
192614
19279
192811
192915
193011
193110
19329
19336
19349
193510
193613
19377
19385
19395
19405
194111
194212
19444
19454
19464
19477
19504
19513
19523
19612
19703
19863

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hillis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1986
5
Rank in 1986
#6,721
How rare
1 in 368,303 boys
Since 1912
408

Hillis was last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1913, at 20 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hillis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.