Hilary
About Hilary
The only version that works for boys anymore is the Latinate Hilario or Ilario. Better to look to Felix for a happy-meaning name.
Pronounced HIL-uh-ree.
As of October 2026, Hilary ranked #12872 in US births in 2018 SSA, peaked at #733 in 1891.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
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 |
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Hilary on lists
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