Hillery

Girl · recorded 1948–1998

  • 1998last recorded
  • 1979best year

Most popular in 1979.

Last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five girls 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 Hillery.

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Its story

Popularity since 1948

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 30 recorded years as a table
Hillery, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19483
19653
19683
19694
19707
197111
19726
19738
19747
197510
197610
197714
197818
197920
198019
198113
198213
198310
198416
198512
19869
198712
198811
19898
19908
199117
199212
19936
19974
19984

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hillery 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 1998
7
Rank in 1998
#11,138
How rare
1 in 252,421 girls
Since 1948
495

Hillery was last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1979, at 20 per million girls born.

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

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