Hill

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dweller on a hill.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Hill by the numbers

Hill was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hill. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Hilalcrescent moon6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Halldweller by the hall or nook7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a mountain

Like Hill, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
  • Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
  • Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
  • Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
  • Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)

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