How Many People Are Named Hilla?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Hilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Hilla peaked in popularity in 1996 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hilla 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 Hilla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hilla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1996
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hilla
Hilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hilla as a female name
Ranked #16,011 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Hilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hilla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6 babies were registered. Hilla remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hilla by Decade
How has Hilla 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.
Hilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hilla
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hilla?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Hilla 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Hilla a common name?
Hilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hilla most popular?
Hilla reached peak popularity in 1996, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hilla is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hilla a female name?
Hilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hilla Smith, Hilla Johnson, Hilla 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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