Hamlet
#10,493 most common boys' name of all time · #26,657 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1911–2025
Rank among boys
#10,493
Rank overall
#26,657 of 105,966
First appeared
1911
Years on the list
36 of 146
All-time
253
Since 2016
36
Peak year
2019 #7,208
Best rank
#1,723 1911
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Hamlet first appears in 1911. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,967 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,441 |
| 2019 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,208 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,251 |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,747 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,728 |
| 2014 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,840 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,358 |
| 2011 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,555 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,192 |
| 2008 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,754 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,993 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,656 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,190 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,591 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,296 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,110 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,339 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,278 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,113 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,884 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,290 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,744 |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,575 |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,543 |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,654 |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,666 |
| 1926 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,852 |
| 1922 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1919 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,853 |
| 1918 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,838 |
| 1916 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,050 |
| 1915 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,952 |
| 1913 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,210 |
| 1911 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,723 |