Hilaire

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

From Latin Hilarius; literal meaning unconfirmed

Hilaire has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1918. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1918, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 60% boys, 40% girls all-time.

Babies named Hilaire, 1933

1 in 400,000

Hilaire over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Hilaire over time

In 1992, Hilaire went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19181992

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Hilaire: meaning, origin, and history

From Latin Hilarius; literal meaning unconfirmed

Latin

What Hilaire means

Hilaire is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Hilaire is used in French. Its origins include Latin.

Hilaire comes through Latin Hilarius.

Pronunciation and spelling

In French, Hilaire is pronounced /i.lɛʁ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 29 boys were recorded with the name Hilaire between 1918 and 1933. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1918; its best national rank was #3,232 in 1918.

In the United States, 19 girls were recorded with the name Hilaire between 1975 and 1992. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1992; its best national rank was #8,995 in 1992.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Hilaire?

Hilaire had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1933, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1933: 1 in 400,000; 5 of 1,999,415 births
Among boys only: 1 in 198,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1933: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 277,179 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Hilaire sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1933 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 277,179 children born in 1933 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Hilaire. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Hilaires were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Hilaire was born before 1922 — so the typical Hilaire is around 103 today.

Median birth year: 1922; About 103 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 55.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 55.2% of all recorded uses (16).

Is Hilaire rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1918 (8)
Years since peak: 107; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,232; 1918

Spellings of Hilaire

Hilaire is not the most common spelling — Claire is, with 41.6% against Hilaire's 0.55%.

Claire41.6%2,204
Hilary41.4%2,197
Ziaire16.5%873
Hilaire0.55%29

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Hilaire around the world

Where Hilaire ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1900–2025
#2,837
in 2025

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Hilaire by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,232; 1918
Peak year: 1918; 8 that year
First recorded: 1918
Last recorded: 1933
All-time count: 29
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,995; 1992
Peak year: 1992; 9 that year
First recorded: 1975
Last recorded: 1992
All-time count: 19
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Hilaire

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nyzaire Jaiaire Kyzaire Zahaire Jahsire Solaire Bryaire Jazaire Hilkiah Symeire Hilburn Dezire Zyeire Hilmon Ramire Hildon Zayaire Zaaire Keaire Zahire Kashmire Xiaire Ryaire Kiaire

Sibling names for Hilaire

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Winnifred Johnie Ray Lida Maybelle Floy Garnet Mathilda

For a brother

Granville Valentine Ellsworth Orval Buster Sol Omer Ferdinand

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