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Hilton

Hilton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hill settlement”
Origin
Old English
Say it
HIL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English hyll 'hill' and tun 'settlement.' It is best known as a surname but is also used as a given name.

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How popular is Hilton?

20247.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hilton in 202425

Peak year1920

Total US babies since 18806,972

Hilton is steady now but far below its 1920 peak.

Names like Hilton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Hilton questions

What does the name Hilton mean?

Hilton means "hill settlement". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English hyll 'hill' and tun 'settlement.' It is best known as a surname but is also used as a given name.

Is Hilton a boy or girl name?

Hilton is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hilton?

25 US babies were named Hilton in 2024. Its peak year was 1920.

How do you pronounce Hilton?

Hilton is usually pronounced HIL-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.