Tony Hill
There are approximately 287 people named Tony Hill living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,194,266 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tony with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hill. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
287
1 in 1,194,266
Named Tony
195K
Alive today
Named Hill
505K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 195K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1961
Average age: 54
Estimated bearers: 505K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #39
Per 100K: 147.41
Top ancestry: White (64.4%)
First name trend
Tony: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tony. The peak year was 1961 with 8,363 births. The average person named Tony today is 54 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hill surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hill, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.4%.
- White64.4%
- Black or African American29.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tony has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0568% of the US population, based on 194,799 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hill appears at a rate of 147.41 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1474%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 287 people with the full name Tony Hill. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Tony
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FAQ
Tony Hill: questions and answers
How many people are named Tony Hill?
We estimate approximately 287 people in the United States share the full name Tony Hill. That works out to about 1 in 1,194,266 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0568%) with the surname frequency (147.41 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tony Hill?
We classify Tony Hill as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,194,266 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tony a male or female name?
Tony is predominantly male. Out of 254,158 total SSA registrations, 98.9% were male and 1.1% were female. See the full Tony profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.