Hilary

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Hilary, Hilarie or Hillary is a given name and surname, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning "cheerful", from hilaris, "cheerful, merry", which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός, "cheerful, merry", which in turn comes from ἵλαος, "propitious, gracious".

From Wikipedia

Hilary first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 221 babies (rank #155 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hilary

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hilary yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,600
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
221
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991193#178
1992221#155
1993190#168
199495#276
199599#294
199691#311
199778#352
199852#477
199931#710
200021#921
200126#810
200239#623
200334#696
200447#535
200552#519
200656#506
200745#613
200827#950
200917#1,371
201029#913
201119#1,263
201222#1,141
201320#1,207
201418#1,328
201517#1,356
201610#2,052
201710#2,104
201810#2,059
201911#1,953
20215#3,632
202210#2,045
20235#3,656