Recorded 1969–2008 Girls' name Peak 1978 226 births

Hilari — girls' name

226 babies named Hilari in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s801980s731990s502000s17
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Hilari was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

15 babies were named Hilari in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hilari

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Hilari between 1969 and 2008, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hilari currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hilari performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hilari shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hilari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 226 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hilari at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

226

Since 1969

40 years of records

Peak year

1978

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1969

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2008

Hilari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1969

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20081994198919841980197619711969 6

Hilari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
80 births that decade — 35% of Hilari's all-time total
1960s61970s801980s731990s502000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hilari?
226 babies have been named Hilari since 1969. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Hilari most popular?
Hilari was most popular in the 1970s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Hilari been used?
Hilari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 40 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Hilari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.