Is Hillard a boy or girl name?

Hillard is a boy’s name. Of the 2,356 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Hillard

Recorded 1880–2002 · United States

Hillard was most popular in 1926, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,459 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,356 people named Hillard.

Hillard over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hillard’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hillard a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hillard is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,356 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 Hillard

Where Hillard 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