Given name & surname
Ilaria
“a cheerful woman; bringer of joy”
Ilaria is a form of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Original ItalianIla
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Ilaria carries the interpretation “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.” Ilaria is a form of Hilary. One Greek interpretation is “a cheerful woman; bringer of joy.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
How it developed
Ilaria is used as a form of Hilary.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilaria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 788
- 0 boys · 788 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,835 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,835 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 854 as a first name in 2020; 183 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.
Ilaria’s family of names
In Italian usage, Ilaria has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hillary. Ilaria is a form of Hilary. In Italian usage, Ilaria has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hilary.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ilaria
- Ilaria OcchiniItalian actress (1934-2019)
- Ilaria MauroItalian footballerborn 1988
- Ilaria SalisItalian politician and activistborn 1984
- Ilaria SalvatoriItalian fencerborn 1979
- Ilaria BianchiItalian swimmerborn 1990
- Ilaria CapuaItalian virologist and politicianborn 1966
- Ilaria SpiritoItalian volleyball playerborn 1994
- Ilaria SanguinetiItalian cyclistborn 1994
- Ilaria AlpiItalian journalist (1961–1994)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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