Hilel
“praise”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,645th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −1.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2017
Meaning and origin of Hilel
Hilel means “praise” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Hilel in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2017.
- Over recent years, Hilel has been stable (−1.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hilel every 91 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Hillel (in French)40
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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