Gender
Origin
- English
- From the hall on the hill
From the town or settlement on the hill; surname
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Pronunciation
hi(l)-ton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #521, 138 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #9521, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 20 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | 9 |
| 2021 | 26 | 9 |
| 2020 | 29 | 6 |
| 2019 | 31 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #2319, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #3517, 5 births); most recent 2019 (rank #4168, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence