Hilal
Hilal is a given name. People with the name include:
- Arabic
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Hilal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilal is a given name. People with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
The Story of Hilal
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hilal as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Hilal — #12,761 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Hilals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 61 Hilals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hilal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 12 births, good for #6,823 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Hilals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 74 Hilals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hilal
Hilal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Hilal's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #6,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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