Hilary

Girl name

Hilary has been given to 26,368 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1990.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɪləɹi/

From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint, and from its feminine form Hilaria.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

26,368

Peak year

1990 (1,225 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -57%

Gender split

92% girls / 8% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hilary.

26,439 babies since 1953

26,713 babies since 1962

25,937 babies since 1880

25,653 babies since 1910

28,067 babies since 1908

28,459 babies since 1949

23,929 babies since 1957

28,952 babies since 1918

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