Hillel
How to say it: hi-LEL · /hɪˈlɛl/
From Hebrew hillel meaning 'praise, praised' - famed 1st-century sage Hillel the Elder.
Hillel was the 3,338th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 25 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,827 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,338 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 25 |
| Share of births | 1 in 132,613 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −3% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,827 |
| In France, 2025 | #889 among boys’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hillel is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hillel is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #889 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Hillel
- Hillel the Elder (100 BC–100)Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
- Hillel Furstenberg (born 1935)German-born US–Israeli mathematician
- Hillel Slovak (1962–1988)Israeli-American musician
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Hillel reads as Hillel International, the world's largest Jewish campus organization
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