Baby name
Hilary
/HIL · ar · ee/
Meaning
“Cheerful, merry, or hilarious”
English form of Hilarius; Latin origin meaning cheerful, merry, or hilarious.
Nicknames
hil · hillary · larry
How it ages.
Well-established in English-speaking regions since medieval times.
The cultural moment.
Modern unisex usage; declining as given name, more common as surname.