Hilary is an established girls' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Hilary is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,301 for girl births in the United States (and #9,194 across all names), given to 24 babies. Hilary first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1990 (1,217 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #5,301 | — |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #3,995 | — |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | #2,833 | — |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | #3,501 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #6,035 | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #5,547 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #4,480 | — |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #9,409 | #12,879 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,217 | — |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #5,049 | — |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | #3,041 | — |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | #2,858 | — |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | #2,670 | — |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #2,458 | — |
| 2011 | 79 | 79 | #2,355 | — |
| 2010 | 80 | 80 | #2,370 | — |
| 2009 | 87 | 87 | #2,251 | — |
| 2008 | 101 | 101 | #2,045 | — |
| 2007 | 164 | 164 | #1,439 | — |
| 2006 | 218 | 218 | #1,133 | — |
| 2005 | 219 | 219 | #1,090 | — |
| 2004 | 196 | 196 | #1,155 | — |
| 2003 | 110 | 110 | #1,722 | — |
| 2002 | 96 | 96 | #1,857 | — |
| 2001 | 84 | 84 | #2,018 | — |
| 2000 | 87 | 92 | #1,943 | — |
| 1999 | 81 | 81 | #1,943 | — |
| 1998 | 92 | 101 | #1,723 | — |
| 1997 | 107 | — | #1,520 | — |
| 1996 | 123 | — | #1,371 | — |
| 1995 | 125 | — | #1,326 | — |
| 1994 | 145 | — | #1,211 | — |
| 1993 | 350 | — | #647 | #8,019 |
| 1992 | 1,176 | — | #234 | #7,822 |
| 1991 | 1,154 | — | #242 | #8,703 |
| 1990 | 1,225 | — | #232 | #6,048 |
| 1989 | 1,041 | — | #261 | #3,695 |
| 1988 | 981 | — | #262 | #7,726 |
| 1987 | 881 | — | #281 | #5,146 |
| 1986 | 921 | — | #274 | #3,726 |
| 1985 | 1,067 | — | #244 | #3,486 |
| 1984 | 887 | — | #274 | #4,034 |
| 1983 | 669 | — | #346 | #3,137 |
| 1982 | 607 | — | #384 | #5,927 |
| 1981 | 637 | — | #372 | #3,491 |
| 1980 | 757 | — | #326 | #2,877 |
| 1979 | 892 | — | #275 | #3,916 |
| 1978 | 774 | — | #305 | #3,488 |
| 1977 | 594 | — | #369 | #2,967 |
| 1976 | 448 | — | #444 | #3,358 |
| 1975 | 461 | — | #439 | #3,765 |
| 1974 | 439 | — | #445 | #2,865 |
| 1973 | 385 | — | #478 | #3,306 |
| 1972 | 350 | — | #516 | #2,276 |
| 1971 | 360 | — | #525 | #2,880 |
| 1970 | 380 | — | #532 | #1,762 |
| 1969 | 359 | — | #527 | #2,608 |
| 1968 | 264 | — | #605 | #2,644 |
| 1967 | 249 | — | #623 | #2,076 |
| 1966 | 269 | — | #594 | #1,997 |
| 1965 | 260 | — | #621 | #2,311 |
| 1964 | 274 | — | #638 | #2,011 |
| 1963 | 274 | — | #640 | #1,640 |
| 1962 | 215 | — | #731 | #2,144 |
| 1961 | 230 | — | #725 | #1,665 |
| 1960 | 183 | — | #811 | #1,878 |
| 1959 | 178 | — | #844 | #1,392 |
| 1958 | 163 | — | #908 | #1,312 |
| 1957 | 204 | — | #758 | #1,417 |
| 1956 | 199 | — | #770 | #1,270 |
| 1955 | 173 | — | #821 | #1,281 |
| 1954 | 151 | — | #892 | #1,284 |
| 1953 | 153 | — | #883 | #1,201 |
| 1952 | 127 | — | #926 | #1,474 |
| 1951 | 131 | — | #895 | #1,419 |
| 1950 | 135 | — | #844 | #1,449 |
| 1949 | 120 | — | #966 | #1,237 |
| 1948 | 102 | — | #1,148 | #1,116 |
| 1947 | 104 | — | #1,146 | #1,130 |
| 1946 | 58 | — | #1,428 | #1,617 |
| 1945 | 73 | — | #1,179 | #1,256 |
| 1944 | 61 | — | #1,414 | #1,270 |
| 1943 | 62 | — | #1,638 | #1,161 |
| 1942 | 61 | — | #1,356 | #1,398 |
| 1941 | 50 | — | #1,626 | #1,315 |
| 1940 | 41 | — | #2,478 | #1,262 |
| 1939 | 37 | — | #3,257 | #1,228 |
| 1938 | 28 | — | #3,292 | #1,542 |
| 1937 | 40 | — | #2,496 | #1,277 |
| 1936 | 37 | — | #2,959 | #1,258 |
| 1935 | 50 | — | #2,633 | #1,030 |
| 1934 | 33 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1933 | 44 | — | #3,933 | #1,061 |
| 1932 | 39 | — | #3,152 | #1,244 |
| 1931 | 51 | — | #4,080 | #988 |
| 1930 | 44 | — | #3,479 | #1,182 |
| 1929 | 53 | — | #4,886 | #977 |
| 1928 | 42 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1927 | 48 | — | #3,694 | #1,135 |
| 1926 | 53 | — | #3,710 | #1,043 |
| 1925 | 32 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1924 | 58 | — | #5,416 | #971 |
| 1923 | 57 | — | #4,642 | #967 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1920 | 48 | — | #4,623 | #1,097 |
| 1919 | 44 | — | #3,314 | #1,199 |
| 1918 | 53 | — | #4,532 | #978 |
| 1917 | 44 | — | — | #989 |
| 1916 | 40 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1915 | 36 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1914 | 29 | — | #3,872 | #1,205 |
| 1913 | 23 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1912 | 22 | — | — | #978 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #888 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #733 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #787 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #837 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #795 |