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Meaning of the nameHilary

Hilary is a spelling of the name Hillary, which means “cheerful”.

Meaning

“cheerful”

Meaning of the name Hillary, of which Hilary is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Hilary

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People (2022)
4,846
Rank in Brazil
#2,792
Median age
11 years
2010 Census
1,879
people

Hilary in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hilary, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,920 people).

4,765 women 81 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Hilary is most common

States with the highest share of people named Hilary in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.005%
  2. Alagoas 0.004%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  4. Pará 0.003%
  5. Paraná 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,2910.003%
Rio de Janeiro4620.003%
Minas Gerais4590.002%
Paraná3550.003%
Bahia2760.002%
Pará2580.003%
Amazonas2080.005%
Maranhão1490.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1380.001%
Espírito Santo1350.004%
Pernambuco1300.001%
Alagoas1210.004%
Santa Catarina1070.001%
Goiás890.001%
Ceará860.001%
Mato Grosso820.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul800.003%
Sergipe680.003%
Roraima630.010%
Paraíba560.001%
Acre460.006%
Amapá390.005%
Rio Grande do Norte380.001%
Distrito Federal360.001%
Rondônia340.002%
Piauí210.001%
Tocantins190.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Hilary

Written with a single L; it is the form of which Hillary is recorded as a variant.

About the name Hillary

Wiktionary records Hillary as a name of Latin origin: in the feminine, from Hilaria; in the masculine, from Hilarius, a word linked to the Latin adverb hilare, "cheerfully". The entry for Hilary translates Hilarius as "cheerful, happy", and Behind the Name describes Hillary as an English feminine variant of Hilary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,563 people named Hillary, with a median age of 11. Almost all are female and were born from the 1990s onward. The two spellings in the group, Hillary and Hilary, differ only by the doubled L.

Other spellings of Hillary

SpellingPeople (2022)
Hillary8,563
Hilary4,846

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Hillary · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Hilary · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Hillary · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Hilary

What does the name Hilary mean?

Hilary means “cheerful”, according to Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Hillary, of which Hilary is a spelling.

How many people are named Hilary in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,846 people with the first name Hilary, which ranks it number 2,792 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Hilary a boy's or a girl's name?

Hilary is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,765 women and 81 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hilary?

Hilary is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hilary most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Hilary (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hilary?

Hillary. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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