The baby name Hilario is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'Spanish_IPA': '/iˈlaɾjo/', 'Portuguese_IPA': '/iˈlaɾju/', 'English_approx': 'hi-LAIR-ee-oh', 'respellings': 'Spanish: ee-LAH-ryoh; Portuguese: ee-LAH-ryoo; English: hi-LAIR-ee-oh'}.
Hilario is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Hilario is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'Spanish_IPA': '/iˈlaɾjo/', 'Portuguese_IPA': '/iˈlaɾju/', 'English_approx': 'hi-LAIR-ee-oh', 'respellings': 'Spanish: ee-LAH-ryoh; Portuguese: ee-LAH-ryoo; English: hi-LAIR-ee-oh'}.
Hilario is Latin in Origin.
Hilario is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the late Roman name Hilarius, from Latin hilaris and ultimately Greek hilaros, meaning “cheerful, merry, glad.” In Iberian languages the -o ending marks the masculine, with the related feminine Hilaria/Hilária. The name conveys brightness and good humor, and in Christian contexts it also carries a tone of spiritual joy.
Use of Hilario was encouraged by early saints: Hilary of Poitiers (4th-century bishop and Doctor of the Church), Pope Hilarius (5th century), and the ascetic St. Hilarion venerated in the East. It survives across Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines. Variants and cognates include Hilário (Portuguese), Ilario (Italian), Hilari (Catalan), Hilary/Hillary (English), Hilarion/Ilarion/Illarion (Slavic and Greek), and feminine Ilaria/Hilaria. Related surnames and place-names preserve the root across the Romance world.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| AO | 0 | #71 | 7 | 2,729 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #174 | 5 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #189 | 54 | 5,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #210 | 3,108 | 16,355 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #228 | 12 | 3,322 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 287 | 9,305 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #255 | 122 | 7,951 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| GT | 0 | #284 | 31 | 5,948 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #286 | 208 | 7,625 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #298 | 1,430 | 14,506 |
| PE | 0 | #300 | 11 | 6,350 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #321 | 37 | 8,477 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #357 | 113 | 7,628 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #360 | 40 | 5,922 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #362 | 22 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #363 | 19 | 6,868 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #363 | 964 | 5,610 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| MX | 0 | #385 | 29 | 8,339 | |
| Spain | 0 | #419 | 34 | 2,326 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #421 | 67 | 10,188 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #468 | 126 | 9,244 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 309 | 12,213 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #536 | 15 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #579 | 87 | 13,390 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #670 | 259 | 15,656 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #861 | 32 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 140 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,156 | 28 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,418 | 54 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,518 | 97 | 28,008 |
Hilario is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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