Hilario
Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hilario
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hilario
Hilario first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 71 Hilarios were born — ranking #1,445 that year. As of 2026, Hilario ranks #3,736 for baby boys with 30 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 5K Hilarios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hilario
Hilario is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Hilario's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #836. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilario'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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