Hilmi () is a masculine Arabic given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name First name Hilmi Esat Bayındırlı (born 1962), Turkish-American para-skier Hilmi Volkan Demir (born 1976), Turkish scientist, best known for his works on White Light Generation Hilmi Güler (born 1946), Turkish politician and metallurgical engineer Hilmi Hanoun (1913–2001), Palestinian businessman, journalist and politician Hilmi İşgüzar (1929–2019), Turkish politician Hilmi Mihçi (born 1976), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent Hilmi Murad (1919–1998), Egyptian economist and politician Hilmi Ok (1932–2020), Turkish football referee Hilmi Özkök (born 1940), Former chief of general staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hilmi Sözer (born 1970), Turkish-German actor Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1901–1974), Turkish scholar Hilmi Yarayıcı (born 1969), Turkish musician Hilmi M. Zawati (born 1953), Palestinian jurist

Midname Ahmad Hilmi of Filibe (or Ahmet Hilmi) (1865–1914), well known Turkish Sufi writer and thinker Ahmed Hilmi Abd al-Baqi (1883–1963), Palestinian politician and economist Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001), Turkish Sunni Islamic scholar Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (1855–1922), statesman and twice Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire Mustafa Hilmi Hadžiomerović (1816–1895), the first Mufti of Sarajevo appointed Reis-l-ulema in 1882 by the Austrian authorities Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, (1888–1959), Islamic erudite of the 20th century

Surname Mohamed Hilmi (1931–2022), Algerian actor Rafiq Hilmi (1898–1960), Kurdish historian, writer and politician born in Kirkuk

See also Helmi, an alternate spelling