Is Hilary a boy or girl name?
Hilary is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 35 girls and 0 boys were named Hilary, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.7% of the 26,341 US babies named Hilary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,132
- Babies named Hilary since 1882
- 26,341
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 1,225 babies
Boys and girls named Hilary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 291 | 20 | 6.4% |
| 1920s | 428 | 38 | 8.2% |
| 1930s | 326 | 77 | 19.1% |
| 1940s | 308 | 424 | 57.9% |
| 1950s | 325 | 1,289 | 79.9% |
| 1960s | 166 | 2,411 | 93.6% |
| 1970s | 132 | 4,951 | 97.4% |
| 1980s | 111 | 8,337 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 25 | 4,552 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,362 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 501 | 99% |
| 2020s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,132 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,829 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,496 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,031 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,546 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,480 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,872 | 11 | #9,405 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,215 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,048 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,040 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,858 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,670 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,456 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,354 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,369 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 101 | #2,045 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,439 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,133 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,090 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,155 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,722 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,857 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,018 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,943 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,943 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,723 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,525 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,371 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,326 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,210 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,019 | 344 | #647 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,822 | 1,170 | #234 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,703 | 1,149 | #241 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,048 | 1,217 | #232 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,695 | 1,026 | #261 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,723 | 976 | #262 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,145 | 873 | #281 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,726 | 909 | #274 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,485 | 1,054 | #244 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,035 | 877 | #274 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,137 | 655 | #346 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,929 | 601 | #384 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,493 | 625 | #372 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,877 | 741 | #326 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,917 | 882 | #275 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,488 | 763 | #305 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,967 | 580 | #369 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,357 | 437 | #444 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,767 | 452 | #439 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,865 | 426 | #445 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,306 | 375 | #478 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,277 | 333 | #516 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,880 | 348 | #525 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,763 | 355 | #532 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,608 | 347 | #527 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,645 | 253 | #605 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,077 | 234 | #623 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,997 | 253 | #594 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,311 | 247 | #621 |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,011 | 257 | #638 |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,640 | 250 | #640 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,144 | 200 | #731 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,665 | 206 | #725 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,878 | 164 | #812 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,392 | 146 | #844 |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,312 | 128 | #908 |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,417 | 173 | #758 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,271 | 162 | #770 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,281 | 138 | #821 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,285 | 116 | #892 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,201 | 114 | #883 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,475 | 100 | #926 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,419 | 103 | #895 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,449 | 109 | #844 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,237 | 86 | #966 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,116 | 61 | #1,148 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,130 | 62 | #1,146 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,617 | 38 | #1,428 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,256 | 45 | #1,179 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,270 | 33 | #1,414 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,161 | 27 | #1,638 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,398 | 36 | #1,356 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,315 | 24 | #1,626 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,262 | 12 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,228 | 8 | #3,258 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,542 | 8 | #3,292 |
| 1937 | 28 | #1,277 | 12 | #2,496 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,258 | 9 | #2,958 |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,030 | 11 | #2,633 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,061 | 6 | #3,933 |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,244 | 9 | #3,152 |
| 1931 | 45 | #988 | 6 | #4,080 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,182 | 8 | #3,479 |
| 1929 | 48 | #977 | 5 | #4,886 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,135 | 8 | #3,694 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,043 | 8 | #3,710 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 53 | #971 | 5 | #5,416 |
| 1923 | 51 | #967 | 6 | #4,642 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,097 | 6 | #4,623 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,199 | 9 | #3,314 |
| 1918 | 47 | #979 | 6 | #4,532 |
| 1917 | 44 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,205 | 5 | #3,872 |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #795 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hilary reached #733 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #232 in 1990. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hilary
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.