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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 Hardwick with 21 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 32 are classified as boys' names and 18 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, 15 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 11,765 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 651–700 of 2,566

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Hardwick Boy 21
Hardy Boy 5,758
Hardy Girl 17
Hardyn Boy 71
Hareem Girl 420
Hareer Girl 40
Harel Boy 189
Hareld Boy 11
Haresh Boy 11
Hareth Boy 6
Harfateh Boy 62
Harford Boy 5
Hargie Boy 5
Hargis Boy 190
Hargun Girl 208
Hargun Boy 25
Hargus Boy 10
Hari Boy 848
Hari Girl 14
Hariah Girl 5
Harice Boy 10
Harihar Boy 7
Hariharan Boy 37
Harika Girl 109
Hariklia Girl 21
Harilaos Boy 5
Harim Boy 120
Harin Boy 17
Harin Girl 13
Harinder Boy 10
Harini Girl 605
Haripriya Girl 5
Harir Girl 69
Haris Boy 1,752
Harish Boy 368
Harison Boy 63
Harita Girl 5
Harith Boy 113
Hariyah Girl 5
Harjaap Boy 10
Harjap Girl 5
Harjap Boy 6
Harjas Boy 74
Harjas Girl 17
Harjot Girl 82
Harjot Boy 252
Harkaran Boy 17
Harkeem Boy 6
Harker Boy 26
Harkiran Girl 20

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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.