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Names: H

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2,182 names starting with "H"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with H

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 2,182 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 Hurschel with 67 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 41 are classified as boys' names and 9 as girls' names in SSA records, reflecting the overall letter-level split for H. 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, 29 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 25,436 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 44 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 2,101–2,150 of 2,182

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Hurschel Boy 67
Hursel Boy 40
Hurshel Boy 841
Hurshell Boy 131
Hurst Boy 16
Hurston Boy 47
Hurtis Boy 57
Husain Boy 412
Husaina Girl 64
Husam Boy 444
Husani Boy 36
Husayn Boy 217
Husein Boy 88
Husna Girl 765
Husnain Boy 39
Hussain Boy 2,069
Hussam Boy 279
Hussan Boy 50
Hussein Boy 3,402
Hussen Boy 15
Hussien Boy 280
Huston Boy 2,714
Hutch Boy 558
Hutchins Boy 15
Hutchinson Boy 240
Hutchison Boy 62
Hutson Boy 721
Hutton Boy 685
Hutton Girl 59
Hux Boy 146
Huxen Boy 32
Huxlee Girl 111
Huxlee Boy 300
Huxleigh Girl 52
Huxley Boy 4,734
Huxley Girl 496
Huxly Boy 13
Huxon Boy 109
Huxson Boy 114
Huxten Boy 43
Huxton Boy 1,116
Huxtyn Boy 89
Huy Boy 1,715
Huyen Girl 276
Huynh Boy 22
Huzaifa Boy 485
Huzaifah Boy 59
Hy Boy 117
Hyab Girl 10
Hyacinth Girl 984

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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