Hilary
Rank in 2025
#5238
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
24
girls 24
Peak year
1990
1,217 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
26,368
since 1882
Born a Hilary? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Hilary was most popular in 1990, when 1,217 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.64 per 1,000). In 2025, 24 babies were named Hilary, ranking #5238 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 88%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 5238 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 37 | 3963 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 60 | 2823 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 45 | 3470 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 5955 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 5487 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 4437 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 9151 | 5 | 12156 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7092 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 27 | 4990 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 56 | 3024 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 60 | 2843 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 66 | 2661 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 75 | 2449 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 79 | 2346 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 80 | 2360 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 87 | 2244 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 101 | 2042 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 164 | 1438 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 218 | 1133 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 219 | 1085 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 196 | 1152 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 110 | 1720 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 96 | 1853 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 84 | 2013 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 87 | 1938 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 81 | 1940 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 92 | 1721 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 107 | 1514 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 123 | 1368 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 125 | 1322 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 145 | 1209 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 344 | 647 | 6 | 7638 |
| 1992 | 1,170 | 234 | 6 | 7422 |
| 1991 | 1,149 | 242 | 5 | 8236 |
| 1990 | 1,217 | 232 | 8 | 5823 |
| 1989 | 1,026 | 261 | 15 | 3618 |
| 1988 | 976 | 262 | 5 | 7270 |
| 1987 | 873 | 281 | 8 | 4968 |
| 1986 | 909 | 274 | 12 | 3653 |
| 1985 | 1,054 | 244 | 13 | 3401 |
| 1984 | 877 | 274 | 10 | 3925 |
| 1983 | 655 | 346 | 14 | 3071 |
| 1982 | 601 | 384 | 6 | 5619 |
| 1981 | 625 | 372 | 12 | 3412 |
| 1980 | 741 | 326 | 16 | 2831 |
| 1979 | 882 | 275 | 10 | 3810 |
| 1978 | 763 | 305 | 11 | 3400 |
| 1977 | 580 | 369 | 14 | 2910 |
| 1976 | 437 | 444 | 11 | 3264 |
| 1975 | 452 | 439 | 9 | 3659 |
| 1974 | 426 | 445 | 13 | 2799 |
| 1973 | 375 | 478 | 10 | 3223 |
| 1972 | 333 | 515 | 17 | 2243 |
| 1971 | 348 | 525 | 12 | 2813 |
| 1970 | 355 | 532 | 25 | 1743 |
| 1969 | 347 | 527 | 12 | 2549 |
| 1968 | 253 | 605 | 11 | 2576 |
| 1967 | 234 | 623 | 15 | 2030 |
| 1966 | 253 | 594 | 16 | 1963 |
| 1965 | 247 | 619 | 13 | 2270 |
| 1964 | 257 | 638 | 17 | 1975 |
| 1963 | 250 | 640 | 24 | 1628 |
| 1962 | 200 | 729 | 15 | 2117 |
| 1961 | 206 | 724 | 24 | 1635 |
| 1960 | 164 | 810 | 19 | 1858 |
| 1959 | 146 | 843 | 32 | 1387 |
| 1958 | 128 | 906 | 35 | 1305 |
| 1957 | 173 | 758 | 31 | 1411 |
| 1956 | 162 | 768 | 37 | 1257 |
| 1955 | 138 | 821 | 35 | 1273 |
| 1954 | 116 | 891 | 35 | 1268 |
| 1953 | 114 | 883 | 39 | 1189 |
| 1952 | 100 | 925 | 27 | 1461 |
| 1951 | 103 | 891 | 28 | 1407 |
| 1950 | 109 | 842 | 26 | 1434 |
| 1949 | 86 | 963 | 34 | 1227 |
| 1948 | 61 | 1144 | 41 | 1107 |
| 1947 | 62 | 1141 | 42 | 1116 |
| 1946 | 38 | 1419 | 20 | 1601 |
| 1945 | 45 | 1175 | 28 | 1249 |
| 1944 | 33 | 1401 | 28 | 1255 |
| 1943 | 27 | 1625 | 35 | 1155 |
| 1942 | 36 | 1349 | 25 | 1381 |
| 1941 | 24 | 1610 | 26 | 1300 |
| 1940 | 12 | 2424 | 29 | 1251 |
| 1939 | 8 | 3145 | 29 | 1219 |
| 1938 | 8 | 3181 | 20 | 1521 |
| 1937 | 12 | 2448 | 28 | 1265 |
| 1936 | 9 | 2857 | 28 | 1243 |
| 1935 | 11 | 2575 | 39 | 1020 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 33 | 1150 |
| 1933 | 6 | 3753 | 38 | 1051 |
| 1932 | 9 | 3047 | 30 | 1236 |
| 1931 | 6 | 3848 | 45 | 983 |
| 1930 | 8 | 3345 | 36 | 1173 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4570 | 48 | 975 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 42 | 1078 |
| 1927 | 8 | 3561 | 40 | 1128 |
| 1926 | 8 | 3564 | 45 | 1034 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 32 | 1279 |
| 1924 | 5 | 5061 | 53 | 960 |
| 1923 | 6 | 4376 | 51 | 961 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 38 | 1158 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 37 | 1178 |
| 1920 | 6 | 4398 | 42 | 1089 |
| 1919 | 9 | 3219 | 35 | 1188 |
| 1918 | 6 | 4291 | 47 | 975 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 44 | 982 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 40 | 1013 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 36 | 1068 |
| 1914 | 5 | 3618 | 24 | 1188 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 23 | 1049 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 22 | 970 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 12 | 982 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 8 | 1193 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 7 | 1155 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 5 | 1373 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 5 | 1345 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 6 | 1091 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 5 | 1205 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 8 | 862 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 5 | 1121 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 5 | 1057 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | 6 | 982 |
| 1895 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1894 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1893 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 8 | 700 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1889 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1888 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 7 | 752 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1885 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1884 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 6 | 799 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 7 | 754 |
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Recorded as girls 92% · boys 8% across all years