Hillel Boy
How popular is Hillel?
#4,138 boy name in 2025
25 baby boys were named Hillel in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name.
Hillel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,138 for boys (▼ 868 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 25 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,980 in 2015, #3,495 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (47 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,273 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hillel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hillel family of names ranked #2,828 for boys in 2025 (#2,328 the year before), with 31 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hillel | 25 | 81% |
| Hilal | 6 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hillel is most popular
Babies named Hillel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (84 boys)
Hillel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1920s | 14 | #2,764 |
| 1930s | 46 | #3,003 |
| 1940s | 33 | #2,711 |
| 1950s | 73 | #2,273 |
| 1960s | 77 | #2,469 |
| 1970s | 115 | #2,567 |
| 1980s | 151 | #2,528 |
| 1990s | 161 | #2,993 |
| 2000s | 248 | #2,883 |
| 2010s | 306 | #2,693 |
| 2020s | 224 | #2,791 |
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Questions
- Is Hillel a boy or girl name?
- Hillel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hillel were boys.
- How popular is the name Hillel?
- 25 baby boys were named Hillel in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name.
- When was Hillel most popular?
- Hillel peaked in 2019, when 47 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,273 in 1957.
- How many people are named Hillel?
- 1,453 babies have been named Hillel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,314 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Hillel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hillel was most common in New Jersey, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.