How Many People Are Named Hillel?
An estimated 1,303 people in the United States have the first name Hillel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Hillel peaked in popularity in 2019 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hillel 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 Hillel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,303
About 1 in 263,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2019
47 births
Total Registered
1,428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hillel
Hillel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,428 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hillel as a male name
Ranked #3,284 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (47 births)
Hillel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hillel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 306 babies were registered. While Hillel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hillel by Decade
How has Hillel 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.
Hillel by State
Birth registrations for Hillel span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Maryland, California, New Jersey. On average, about 203 Hillels were registered per state.
Hillel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hillel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hillel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hillel?
We estimate approximately 1,303 people named Hillel 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 263,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Hillel a common name?
Hillel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hillel most popular?
Hillel reached peak popularity in 2019, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hillel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hillel a male name?
Hillel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hillel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hillel Smith, Hillel Johnson, Hillel 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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