Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Hilton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hilton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

138

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

89.1%

2024

All-time

6,912

Hilton has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 138 boys were named Hilton.

In 2024, only 15 boys were given the name.

Down 89.1% from its peak.

All told, about 6,912 Americans have been named Hilton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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