Hilary comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Cheerful, merry.
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How popular is Hilary?
1990peak year
Today, Hilary is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5122), with only about 33 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1990, 1,217 babies were given the name (ranked #232 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Hilary's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 26,341 babies have been registered as Hilary since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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