Primarily a girl's name · 96% girls
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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hillary yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 5 | #5,344 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,892 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,617 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,990 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,955 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,662 |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,272 |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,416 |
| 1949 | 48 | #1,327 |
| 1950 | 54 | #1,255 |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,490 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,476 |
| 1953 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1954 | 77 | #1,124 |
| 1955 | 71 | #1,189 |
| 1956 | 99 | #1,028 |
| 1957 | 89 | #1,111 |
| 1958 | 94 | #1,084 |
| 1959 | 83 | #1,169 |
| 1960 | 75 | #1,271 |
| 1961 | 111 | #1,039 |
| 1962 | 112 | #1,017 |
| 1963 | 148 | #862 |
| 1964 | 132 | #911 |
| 1965 | 111 | #984 |
| 1966 | 124 | #907 |
| 1967 | 155 | #803 |
| 1968 | 178 | #742 |
| 1969 | 198 | #718 |
| 1970 | 257 | #641 |
| 1971 | 251 | #650 |
| 1972 | 243 | #633 |
| 1973 | 252 | #613 |
| 1974 | 312 | #540 |
| 1975 | 322 | #537 |
| 1976 | 331 | #530 |
| 1977 | 442 | #451 |
| 1978 | 719 | #318 |
| 1979 | 921 | #264 |
| 1980 | 835 | #300 |
| 1981 | 735 | #322 |
| 1982 | 754 | #321 |
| 1983 | 697 | #330 |
| 1984 | 1,009 | #247 |
| 1985 | 1,047 | #246 |
| 1986 | 1,083 | #239 |
| 1987 | 1,079 | #241 |
| 1988 | 1,084 | #245 |
| 1989 | 1,284 | #210 |
| 1990 | 1,525 | #192 |
| 1991 | 1,790 | #166 |
| 1992 | 2,521 | #132 |
| 1993 | 1,064 | #261 |
| 1994 | 409 | #566 |
| 1995 | 310 | #688 |
| 1996 | 312 | #693 |
| 1997 | 294 | #725 |
| 1998 | 243 | #868 |
| 1999 | 254 | #853 |
| 2000 | 252 | #877 |
| 2001 | 259 | #887 |
| 2002 | 197 | #1,080 |
| 2003 | 225 | #1,025 |
| 2004 | 311 | #808 |
| 2005 | 285 | #885 |
| 2006 | 265 | #983 |
| 2007 | 282 | #961 |
| 2008 | 412 | #722 |
| 2009 | 200 | #1,237 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,380 |
| 2011 | 166 | #1,380 |
| 2012 | 157 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 154 | #1,452 |
| 2014 | 177 | #1,335 |
| 2015 | 138 | #1,583 |
| 2016 | 172 | #1,369 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3,267 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3,476 |
| 2020 | 52 | #3,070 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,833 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,472 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,499 |
| 2024 | 79 | #2,326 |
