Hilary
23
Peak · 1996
2023
Last seen
22
Years on list
195
Total babies
Trajectory · 1996→2024
Years with no bar had fewer than 3 babies with this name — ONS suppresses counts of 2 or fewer for privacy.
About the name Hilary
Hilary is a rare UK girl's name. In 2024, fewer than three girls were registered with this name in England & Wales — the threshold below which the ONS suppresses counts to protect family privacy. It was last on the published list in 2023.
Hilary reached its peak in 1996, when 23 girls were registered in England & Wales — ranked #916 for UK girls that year. Since then, registrations have dropped below the ONS reporting threshold of three babies per year.
Across 22 years of ONS data since 1996, a total of 195 girls have been officially registered with the name Hilary in England & Wales. In the past decade alone (2014–2024), 18 girls were registered with the name.