Is Hilbert a boy or girl name?

Hilbert is a boy’s name. Of the 2,020 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Hilbert

Recorded 1900–1998 · United States

Hilbert was most popular in 1922, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,483 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,020 people named Hilbert.

Hilbert over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hilbert’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hilbert a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hilbert is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,020 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hilbert

Where Hilbert is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org