Hilal
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning crescent moon.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
Hilal by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Hilal. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hilal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the moon
Like Hilal, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
- Jerichocity of the moon or fragrant204 in the US (2017)
- Artemisgoddess of the hunt and moon in Greek mythology44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mehtabmoon; moonlight54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nihalcrescent moon or achieving one's desires31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kamarthe moon40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hilal
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