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Names: H

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2,566 names starting with "H"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with H

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 2,566 distinct names beginning with the letter H, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Hanvika with 220 cumulative births and a current national rank of #4180. Within the 50 names on this page, 37 are classified as boys' names and 13 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 24 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 9,263 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with H reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-H names, there are 52 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 601–650 of 2,566

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Hanvika Girl 220
Hanvitha Girl 16
Hany Boy 37
Hany Girl 11
Hanya Girl 106
Hanz Boy 123
Hanzala Boy 37
Hanzalah Boy 26
Hanzel Boy 309
Hanzo Boy 107
Hao Boy 442
Hao Girl 5
Haochen Boy 36
Haon Boy 7
Haoran Boy 26
Haowen Boy 6
Haoxuan Boy 20
Haoyang Boy 10
Haoyu Boy 46
Hap Boy 19
Haper Girl 5
Happiness Girl 112
Happy Boy 303
Happy Girl 259
Hara Girl 117
Harace Boy 151
Haralabos Boy 5
Haralambos Boy 266
Harald Boy 793
Haram Boy 5
Haram Girl 52
Haran Boy 32
Harbaaz Boy 38
Harbert Boy 111
Harbin Boy 22
Harbor Girl 782
Harbor Boy 389
Harbour Girl 109
Harbour Boy 24
Harce Boy 139
Harcourt Boy 11
Hardee Boy 7
Hardeep Boy 72
Hardeep Girl 25
Harden Boy 738
Hardie Boy 644
Hardik Boy 29
Hardin Boy 1,261
Harding Boy 1,118
Hardison Boy 35

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.