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Unisex name

Hilal

45% girls, 55% boys · 11 born in 2025

Hilal has been given to about 146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 142
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hilal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 16
  • Born in 202511
  • All time146
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Hilal?

Its best year was 2021, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 12692nd. The typical living American called Hilal is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Hilal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bilal0.85
  2. Vidal0.70
  3. Hilary0.65
  4. Hillary0.63
  5. Hal0.62
  6. Christal0.62
  7. Michal0.62
  8. Hilda0.60

Middle names for Hilal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hilal Eve0.80
  2. Hilal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Hilal Josephine0.78
  4. Hilal Anne0.78
  5. Hilal Rose0.77
  6. Hilal June0.76

Sibling names for Hilal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Asaiahbrother · 0.81
  2. Izaelbrother · 0.80
  3. Calumbrother · 0.80
  4. Arletsister · 0.80
  5. Xylasister · 0.79
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.79

Where Hilal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hilal Anderson0.74
    2. Hilal White0.72
    3. Hilal Reyes0.72
    4. Hilal Nguyen0.72
    5. Hilal Moore0.72
    6. Hilal Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hilal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.