How Many People Are Named Hilary?
people named Hilary are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,537 people in the US has this name
Based on 26,368 babies named Hilary in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,225 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval English form of HILARIUS or HILARIA. During the Middle Ages it was primarily a masculine name. It was revived in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century as a predominantly feminine name. In America, this name and the variant Hillary seemed to drop in popularity after Hillary Clinton (1947-) became the first lady.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Hilary, 96.6% were girls and 3.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Hilary rose from 6.4% in the 1910s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hilary alive today is about 43 years old, and 77% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 35 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hilary first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1990, to 1,225 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hilary has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #232, in 1990. In 2025 it ranked #5,300.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,300 |
| Best rank | #232 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #305 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hilary alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hilary were born in California than in any other state: about 3,109 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hilary was given 2.2 times as often in Maine, 2 times in Idaho and 2 times in New Hampshire.
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