Just met a little boy called Hillary...................

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Is it fashionable again and if so was it ever fashionable? He is six months old.

It's never really been popular has it?

Nope. I didn't think so either. Then again I once met a guy in his 30's who was called Kimberly.....................he hated it.

No, it has never been fashionable for a boy. I have known a couple of male Hilary's who would now be in their late 50's. I would presume that their mums didn't know it was starting to become a popular girl's name. It is currently not popular for either sex.

I agree - never has been or ever will be fashionable. I hope he shortens it himself to 'Hil' or somesuch.

I have a sister called Hilary (50), was not a popular name but a few other female Hilarys around in our time. But have only ever heard of one male Hilary (similar age to us) and it's not a popular name (for either gender) these days.......

There's a (male) politician called Hillary Benn. Poor bastard.

There's also a Dr Hilary on morning TV

Just wondering why you want to know whether or not it's popular? Are you thinking of using it yourself?
A friend of my parents named one of their sons Hilary - but he had another name too and went by both.

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NOT thinking of using it. I really, really don't like it.

I'm with sashh the only male Hilary I know of is the doctor on ITV. And I've always wondered why his parents gave him a female name...

I have an uncle Hilary although he must be in his seventies now. I always thought it was a boys name because of this until experience taught me otherwise. I'd personally steer clear of calling a boy this. Life's confusing enought. My daughter has a boy called Lillian in her class poor blighter.

Not for a boy, but for a girl, okay. (I am one). Is a fairly unique name without being yoo-neek. Never met any male Hillarys, only 2 other female Hilarys.

My mums neighbour is in his 60s and is a Hillary he's the only male one iv heard of and can't say I like it!

Both my mum and my aunt are called Hilary so always a girl's name to me - but mum named after Sir Edmund to make it more confusing...

Actually prefer it for a man, but yes really rare nowadays.

As is Lindsey, Leslie, etc. for a boy.

A boy called Lillian hattymattie?!! That's much more startling...never heard of a Hilary of either sex born after 1960 though!

I think Hilary is considered a normal girls name in the US, unlike the UK where is is considered a middle aged lady's name, and very, very rarely a mans name. It's an unusual choice for a baby boy. I don't think it will ever be "fashionable" or even popular for a boy, but who knows.

Soozy, I was told by a reliable source that Dr.Hillary was named after Edmund Hillary. He climbed Everest three weeks before Dr.Hillary was born.

That's interesting. Hillary Benn and my other male Hilary were also born in 1953 - though later in the year. However, by 1950, Hilary was already a top 50 girls name in England.