girl's name
Hila
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 943
Hila is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Hila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 47 |
| 1900s | 54 |
| 1910s | 85 |
| 1920s | 92 |
| 1930s | 57 |
| 1940s | 33 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 34 |
| 1990s | 49 |
| 2000s | 86 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 110 |
How popular is Hila?
In 2025, Hila was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Hila is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hila
How popular is the name Hila?
In 2025, Hila was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hila a girl's or a boy's name?
Hila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Hila most popular?
Hila peaked in 2022, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hila currently ranks #6,421 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.