Given name & surname
Hilario
“a cheerful woman; bringer of joy”
Hilario is a variant of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hilario is a variant of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hilario is a variant of Hilary. An origin associated with Hilary is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Galician usage, Hilario developed from Hilarius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hilario through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,681
- 4,681 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,688 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,688 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 1996. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,764 as a first name in 2020; 4,177 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hilario’s family of names
Hilario shares a linguistic root with Hilary. In Latin usage, Hilario has a related form in Hilarion. Hilario has a related form in Hilary.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hilario has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hilario
- Hilario LópezMexican footballer (1907-1965)
- Hilario Davide Jr.Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1998 to 2005born 1935
- Hilario AscasubiArgentine poet (1807–1875)
- Hilario ZapataPanamanian boxerborn 1958
- Hilario NavarroArgentine footballerborn 1980
- Hilario DuránCuban musicianborn 1953
- Hilario PinoSpanish journalistborn 1962
- Hilario UlloaNicaraguan politician1800–1900
- Hilario González GarcíaMexican Catholic priestborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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