Hillary

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 แผฑฮปฮฑฯฯŒฯ‚, "cheerful, merry", which in turn comes from แผตฮปฮฑฮฟฯ‚, "propitious, gracious".

From Wikipedia

Hillary 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 1993 with 213 babies (rank #156 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 girls (rank #3,703). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hillary

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

1,427
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
213
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199199#299
1992172#191
1993213#156
1994113#240
199593#308
199683#340
199752#484
199855#458
199933#678
200025#824
200137#627
200234#687
200338#644
200444#567
200539#640
200630#829
200731#828
200818#1,287
200919#1,259
201026#999
201115#1,509
201223#1,100
201326#988
201419#1,272
201525#1,013
201618#1,333
20177#2,760
20186#3,108
201912#1,830
20206#3,099
202311#1,965
20245#3,703