Hilton
English surname from various place names formed with Old English hyll, meaning hill, and tun, meaning settlement or farm. It later moved into use as a given name.
Hilton in 2025
Hilton was given to 18 babies in the United States in 2025 — 13 boys and 5 girls, making it the 11,141st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 184,186 babies born.
The history of Hilton
Hilton reached its highest point in 1920, when 143 babies were given the name, ranking 1,095th that year.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 6,990 babies have been named Hilton. Half of them were born before 1944, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Hilton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Hilton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 1,611 |
| 1890s | 56 | 1,689 |
| 1900s | 123 | 1,287 |
| 1910s | 709 | 1,194 |
| 1920s | 1,214 | 1,095 |
| 1930s | 918 | 1,126 |
| 1940s | 884 | 1,282 |
| 1950s | 890 | 1,485 |
| 1960s | 592 | 1,917 |
| 1970s | 351 | 2,718 |
| 1980s | 287 | 4,100 |
| 1990s | 254 | 5,349 |
| 2000s | 298 | 6,261 |
| 2010s | 231 | 7,394 |
| 2020s | 160 | 7,026 |
Where Hilton is heading
Hilton has risen 13% over the past decade, from 16 babies in 2015 to 18 in 2025.
Names like Hilton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Hilton.