Hilarion
Hilarion is a male form of a Latin-derived name, related to the name Hilary which in modern times is mainly feminine.
Meaning & Origin of Hilarion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilarion is a male form of a Latin-derived name, related to the name Hilary which in modern times is mainly feminine.
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The Story of Hilarion
Hilarion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 5 Hilarions were born — ranking #4,179 that year. As of 2026, Hilarion ranks #11,354 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Hilarions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Hilarion
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- Hilarion the Great (291–371), anchorite
- Hilarion the Younger (8th/9th century), Byzantine abbot
- Hilarion the Iberian (born c. 822 ), Georgian monk
- Hilarion Alfeyev (born 1966), Russian Orthodox bishop, church historian, and composer
- Hilarión Daza (1840–1894), President of Bolivia from 1876–1879
- Hilarion of Kiev (11th century), Russian Orthodox bishop
- Hilarion-Pit Lessard (1913–1984), Canadian politician
- Hilarion (Prikhodko) (1924–2008), Russian Orthodox priest in Novgorod
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Names that sound like Hilarion
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About the name Hilarion
Hilarion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Hilarion's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,179. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilarion'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.