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In all the world, Hilaire (Hilaire
, Hilarius
, Илер
) is a common boy's given name. The first name Hilaire is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but scarcely female name, and Madagascar, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. Likewise, Hilaire is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hilaire | Ivory Coast, France, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon |
| Hilarius | India, France, Indonesia, United States, Germany |
| Илер | Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| هيلاري | Iraq |
Hilaire is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hilary Banks , the character from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"; Sir Hilary Bray , character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Hilary Curtis , the Fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless; Hilary Robinson , the Australian soap opera character, Neighbours and Hilarius , the operatic character in the opera La poupée, among other works.