The first name Hilary is ♀ female and ♂ male.
Origin of Hilary
Hilary is a Medieval English variant of the names Hilaria and Hilarius, which are of Latin origin. First, Hilary was primarily a masculine name, but today it is predominantly a girl’s name.
Meaning of Hilary
Hilary means “cheerful” (from Latin “hilarus”).
Pronunciation of Hilary
Hilary in the categories
Names Girl's name Boy's name Unisex names Boy names with H Names with H Girl names with H Unisex names with HName Statistic: Hilary is ranked #6331 overall ↓↓ -636
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 2378 ↓↓ -305
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 2394 ↓↓ -675
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 3355 ↓↓ -364
- 🇺🇸 United States: 3961 ↓↓ -546
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 4038 ↓↓ -667
- 🇫🇷 France: 5328 ↓↓ -554
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 5648 ↓↓ -189
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 5684 ↑↑ 225
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 6104 ↓↓ -894
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 6751 ↓↓ -462
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 7809 ↓↓ -928
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 8084 ↓↓ -1173
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 8762 ↓↓ -688
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 9262 ↓↓ -327
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 10676 ↑↑ 396
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 10707 ↓↓ -885
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 11265 ↑↑ 214
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 13358 ↓↓ -165
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 13677 ↓↓ -243
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