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Hilary
OriginLatin from Greek
Meaning"cheerful, happy"
GenderBoy
US Rank#985
Top 1000
NB Rank#5452
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About Hilary
Variation of Vidor
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Hilarys
- Saint Hilary of Poitiers
French bishop
- Saint Hilary of Arles
French bishop
- Saint Hilary of Galeata
Italian hermit
- Hilary
Bishop of Chichester, England
- Hilary Minc
Polish politician
- Hilary Whitehall Putnam
American philosopher
- Hilary Knight
illustrator of the Eloise books
Hilary in pop culture
- Hilary Norman "Norm" Peterson
character on TV's "Cheers"
- Hilary
youngest boy in "Five Children and It" by E. Nesbit
- Hilary Becker
character on TV's "Primeval"
- St Hilary's Day
January 12, traditionally the coldest day of the year
Variations & nicknames
- HilleryWelsh
- HilaireFrench
- HilarinoSpanish
- IlarioItalian
- IlariRussian
- HilarioSpanish
- IlarWelsh
- HilarionGreek
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