Given name
Hilah
“possessing a lunar halo”
Hilah is a variant of Hala. One Arabic interpretation is “possessing a lunar halo.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hilah is a variant of Hala. One Arabic interpretation is “possessing a lunar halo.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hilah is a variant of Hala. An origin associated with Hala is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61
- 0 boys · 61 girls
- Most popular year
- 1886
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1886. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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