Is Hillery a boy or girl name?

Hillery is a unisex name. Of the 996 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 49.7% were girls and 50.3% were boys.

Hillery

Recorded 1887–1998 · United States

Hillery was most popular in 1979, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,299 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 996 people named Hillery.

Hillery over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hillery’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hillery a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hillery is a unisex name — 49.7% of the 996 Americans given it were girls and 50.3% 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.

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