Given name
Hilaria
“a cheerful woman; bringer of joy”
Hilaria is a variant of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hilaria is a variant of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hilaria is a variant of Hilary. An origin associated with Hilary is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hilaria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 982
- 0 boys · 982 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,837 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,837 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,240 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.
Hilaria’s family of names
In Polish usage, Hilaria has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hillary. Hilaria has a related form in Hilary. In Polish usage, Hilaria has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hilary.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hilaria has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hilaria
- Hilaria SupaPeruvian politicianborn 1957
- Hilaria BaldwinAmerican yoga instructor, entrepreneur, podcaster, and authorborn 1984
- Hilaria Aguinaldofirst wife of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines (1877–1921)
- Tia CiataBrazilian mãe-de-santo and sambista1854–1924
- Hilaria MukapuliNamibian politicianborn 1969
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