Hilary
#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 91.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1990 · 1,217 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 24,171since 1914
Hilary over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,238 | 24 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,823 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,470 | 45 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,437 | 31 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 56 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,843 | 60 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,661 | 66 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,449 | 75 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,346 | 79 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,244 | 87 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,042 | 101 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,438 | 164 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,133 | 218 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,085 | 219 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,152 | 196 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,720 | 110 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,853 | 96 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,013 | 84 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,938 | 87 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,940 | 81 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,721 | 92 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,514 | 107 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,368 | 123 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,322 | 125 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,209 | 145 | — | |
| 1993 | #647 | 344 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #234 | 1,170 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #242 | 1,149 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #232 | 1,217 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #261 | 1,026 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #262 | 976 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #281 | 873 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #274 | 909 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #244 | 1,054 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #274 | 877 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #346 | 655 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #384 | 601 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #372 | 625 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #326 | 741 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #275 | 882 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #305 | 763 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #369 | 580 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #444 | 437 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #439 | 452 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #445 | 426 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1973 | #478 | 375 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #515 | 333 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #525 | 348 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #532 | 355 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #527 | 347 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #605 | 253 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #623 | 234 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #594 | 253 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #619 | 247 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #638 | 257 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #640 | 250 | #1,628 | 24 |
| 1962 | #729 | 200 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #724 | 206 | #1,635 | 24 |
| 1960 | #810 | 164 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #843 | 146 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1958 | #906 | 128 | #1,305 | 35 |
| 1957 | #758 | 173 | #1,411 | 31 |
| 1956 | #768 | 162 | #1,257 | 37 |
| 1955 | #821 | 138 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | #891 | 116 | #1,268 | 35 |
| 1953 | #883 | 114 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #925 | 100 | #1,461 | 27 |
| 1951 | #891 | 103 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1950 | #842 | 109 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1949 | #963 | 86 | #1,227 | 34 |
| 1948 | #1,144 | 61 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1947 | #1,141 | 62 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #1,419 | 38 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | #1,175 | 45 | #1,249 | 28 |
| 1944 | #1,401 | 33 | #1,255 | 28 |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 | #1,155 | 35 |
| 1942 | #1,349 | 36 | #1,381 | 25 |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #1,251 | 29 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #1,219 | 29 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #1,020 | 39 |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #1,236 | 30 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #983 | 45 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #1,173 | 36 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #975 | 48 |
| 1928 | — | #1,078 | 42 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #1,128 | 40 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #1,034 | 45 |
| 1925 | — | #1,279 | 32 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #961 | 51 |
| 1922 | — | #1,158 | 38 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,178 | 37 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #1,188 | 35 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #975 | 47 |
| 1917 | — | #982 | 44 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #1,188 | 24 |
| 1913 | — | #1,049 | 23 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Hilary! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Hilary is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#382 · 1 in 7,357
- New York#416 · 1 in 5,101
- California#470 · 1 in 5,161
- Illinois#545 · 1 in 8,697
- Pennsylvania#584 · 1 in 11,361
Best ever in a state: #72 in Vermont, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #382 | 6 | 1 in 7,357 |
| New York | #416 | 28 | 1 in 5,101 |
| California | #470 | 22 | 1 in 5,161 |
| Illinois | #545 | 10 | 1 in 8,697 |
| Pennsylvania | #584 | 9 | 1 in 11,361 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hilary
- 1,275 spots since 2024 (#3,963 → #5,238)
- 249 spots since 2020 (#5,487 → #5,238)
- 2,214 spots since 2015 (#3,024 → #5,238)
- Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1949 (#1,144 → #963)
- Biggest drop: 562 spots in 1994 (#647 → #1,209)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1990 at #232 (1,217 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1949–1993
- Highest: 1 in 1,560 girls born in 1990 were named Hilary (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 34.5% of all girls named Hilary (8,337) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1943, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 | #3,219 (1919) | #3,709 |
| 1920s | 38 | #3,561 (1927) | #4,255 |
| 1930s | 77 | #2,448 (1937) | #3,133 |
| 1940s | 424 | #963 (1949) | #1,425 |
| 1950s | 1,289 | #758 (1957) | #853 |
| 1960s | 2,411 | #527 (1969) | #651 |
| 1970s | 4,951 | #275 (1979) | #433 |
| 1980s | 8,337 | #244 (1985) | #302 |
| 1990s | 4,553 | #232 (1990) | #1,043 |
| 2000s | 1,362 | #1,085 (2005) | #1,662 |
| 2010s | 501 | #2,346 (2011) | #4,135 |
| 2020s | 208 | #2,823 (2023) | #4,489 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hilary in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 15,716 of them was named Hilary, which outranked 86.2% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #833Martina110
- #833Raquel110
- #833Toby110
- #842Hilary109
- #842Estela109
- #842Evangelina109
- #842Janna109
- #850Bonny108
- #850Carolynn108
- #850Eve108
Tied with 7 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 68,856 of them was named Hilary, which outranked 65.8% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,395Waymond27
- #1,395Wendall27
- #1,395Westley27
- #1,434Hilary26
- #1,434Abelardo26
- #1,434Alvah26
- #1,434Antoine26
- #1,464Allie25
- #1,464Amador25
- #1,464Arley25
Tied with 29 names at #1,434; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.