Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hunter*

#140 most common boys' name of all time · #287 across all names · 95% boys / 5% girls · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#140
Rank overall
#287 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
276,622
Since 2016
50,669
Peak year
2000 #35
Best rank
#35 2000
📖The word “hunter” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 13,252/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hunter is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 323 2,761 3,084 #130
2024 307 2,852 3,159 #128
2023 347 3,131 3,478 #115
2022 364 3,605 3,969 #101
2021 340 4,206 4,546 #86
2020 329 4,786 5,115 #68
2019 311 5,398 5,709 #66
2018 329 6,117 6,446 #56
2017 384 6,760 7,144 #53
2016 338 7,681 8,019 #45
2015 356 8,367 8,723 #41
2014 364 8,841 9,205 #40
2013 273 8,988 9,261 #36
2012 208 8,053 8,261 #45
2011 197 7,380 7,577 #55
2010 178 7,334 7,512 #58
2009 186 7,751 7,937 #56
2008 200 8,045 8,245 #54
2007 212 8,218 8,430 #57
2006 244 8,574 8,818 #54
2005 236 8,512 8,748 #53
2004 354 8,902 9,256 #49
2003 324 9,900 10,224 #41
2002 472 11,085 11,557 #38
2001 628 11,335 11,963 #36
2000 714 12,538 13,252 #35
1999 844 11,485 12,329 #36
1998 997 11,078 12,075 #36
1997 728 8,405 9,133 #44
1996 782 7,603 8,385 #47
1995 774 6,715 7,489 #53
1994 822 5,585 6,407 #67
1993 471 3,792 4,263 #97
1992 119 2,541 2,660 #135
1991 39 1,929 1,968 #167
1990 37 1,391 1,428 #219
1989 29 1,206 1,235 #225
1988 36 980 1,016 #243
1987 14 806 820 #271
1986 26 671 697 #306
1985 20 567 587 #336
1984 16 459 475 #380
1983 15 357 372 #438
1982 6 317 323 #475
1981 13 266 279 #518
1980 9 242 251 #549
1979 10 196 206 #611
1978 10 145 155 #695
1977 10 160 170 #668
1976 11 130 141 #732
1975 — 109 109 #796
1974 — 92 92 #838
1973 7 87 94 #848
1972 — 84 84 #879
1971 — 99 99 #813
1970 — 113 113 #776
1969 — 98 98 #778
1968 — 94 94 #768
1967 — 80 80 #812
1966 5 66 71 #889
1965 — 67 67 #902
1964 — 75 75 #883
1963 — 68 68 #907
1962 — 76 76 #872
1961 — 69 69 #917
1960 — 71 71 #899
1959 — 66 66 #946
1958 — 63 63 #958
1957 5 72 77 #892
1956 — 62 62 #948
1955 — 55 55 #1,016
1954 — 68 68 #896
1953 — 41 41 #1,158
1952 — 51 51 #1,003
1951 — 49 49 #1,007
1950 — 49 49 #993
1949 — 51 51 #974
1948 — 49 49 #1,002
1947 — 68 68 #839
1946 — 60 60 #852
1945 — 49 49 #919
1944 — 41 41 #1,021
1943 — 42 42 #1,041
1942 — 41 41 #1,056
1941 — 33 33 #1,157
1940 — 36 36 #1,091
1939 — 39 39 #1,017
1938 — 32 32 #1,156
1937 — 35 35 #1,097
1936 — 22 22 #1,421
1935 — 44 44 #959
1934 — 45 45 #946
1933 — 34 34 #1,124
1932 — 52 52 #895
1931 — 50 50 #913
1930 — 40 40 #1,095
1929 — 61 61 #838
1928 — 55 55 #905
1927 — 56 56 #913
1926 — 60 60 #859
1925 — 35 35 #1,205
1924 — 67 67 #827
1923 — 69 69 #806
1922 — 56 56 #931
1921 5 48 53 #1,013
1920 — 69 69 #808
1919 — 55 55 #900
1918 — 68 68 #790
1917 — 60 60 #828
1916 — 47 47 #927
1915 — 50 50 #868
1914 — 42 42 #823
1913 — 36 36 #795
1912 — 28 28 #842
1911 — 17 17 #801
1910 — 16 16 #765
1909 — 13 13 #815
1908 — 15 15 #691
1907 — 13 13 #749
1906 — 13 13 #687
1905 — 14 14 #649
1904 — 17 17 #552
1903 — 5 5 #1,157
1902 6 15 21 #568
1901 — 8 8 #798
1900 — 12 12 #756
1899 — 10 10 #678
1898 — 10 10 #718
1897 — 8 8 #799
1896 — 15 15 #545
1895 — 7 7 #897
1894 — 9 9 #748
1893 — 12 12 #589
1892 — 11 11 #656
1891 — 11 11 #583
1890 — 8 8 #758
1889 — 11 11 #599
1888 — 16 16 #497
1886 — 7 7 #774
1885 — 10 10 #617
1884 — 6 6 #874
1883 — 6 6 #815
1882 — 10 10 #622
1881 — 6 6 #796
1880 — 12 12 #546