Hilal comes from the Arabic / Turkish tradition, meaning Crescent moon.
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How popular is Hilal?
2022peak year
Today, Hilal is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9788), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #6969 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Hilal's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 135 babies have been registered as Hilal since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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