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Origin & history of Hillel1
Biblical / Hebrew / Jewish roots
Hillel comes from the Biblical / Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning Praise or Appreciation.
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How popular is Hillel?
2019
peak year
The name Hillel reached its peak in 2019, with 47 registrations (ranked #2708). The name has actually been around since 1918 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3286) today, averaging about 36 new babies per year. Hillel's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,428 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
47
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,708)
(ranked #2,708)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,428
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hillel4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
H8
I9
L3
L3
E5
L3
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Hillel🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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