How Many People Are Named Hilah?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Hilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Hilah peaked in popularity in 1886 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hilah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hilah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hilah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1886
7 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hilah
Hilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 61 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hilah as a female name
Ranked #16,440 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1886 (7 births)
Hilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hilah span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 18 babies were registered. Hilah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hilah by Decade
How has Hilah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hilah
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hilah?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Hilah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Hilah a common name?
Hilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hilah most popular?
Hilah reached peak popularity in 1886, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hilah is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hilah a female name?
Hilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hilah Smith, Hilah Johnson, Hilah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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