How Many People Are Named Hill?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Hill. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Hill peaked in popularity in 1919 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hill 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 Hill paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1919
21 births
Total Registered
571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hill
Hill is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 571 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hill as a male name
Ranked #11,402 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (21 births)
Hill: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hill span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 119 babies were registered. Hill has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hill by Decade
How has Hill 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.
Hill by State
Hill + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hill as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hill
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hill: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hill?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Hill 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Hill a common name?
Hill is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hill most popular?
Hill reached peak popularity in 1919, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hill is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hill a male name?
Hill is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hill Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hill Smith, Hill Johnson, Hill 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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