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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 Hurbert with 640 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 43 are classified as boys' names and 7 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, 17 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 18,183 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 2,451–2,500 of 2,566

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Hurbert Boy 640
Hurchel Boy 55
Hurdis Boy 5
Hurel Boy 5
Huriel Boy 277
Hurl Boy 30
Hurley Boy 2,581
Hurley Girl 78
Hurlie Boy 7
Hurman Boy 203
Hurmon Boy 16
Huron Boy 48
Hurrem Girl 25
Hurschel Boy 67
Hursel Boy 40
Hurshel Boy 841
Hurshell Boy 131
Hurst Boy 16
Hurston Boy 47
Hurtha Girl 6
Hurtis Boy 57
Husai Boy 5
Husain Boy 404
Husaina Girl 45
Husam Boy 439
Husani Boy 36
Husayn Boy 186
Husein Boy 88
Husna Girl 709
Husnain Boy 39
Hussain Boy 1,989
Hussam Boy 268
Hussan Boy 50
Hussein Boy 3,320
Hussen Boy 15
Hussien Boy 280
Hussin Boy 6
Huston Boy 2,704
Hutch Boy 523
Hutcheson Boy 6
Hutchins Boy 15
Hutchinson Boy 222
Hutchison Boy 54
Hutson Boy 676
Hutton Boy 619
Hutton Girl 46
Huttson Boy 5
Hux Boy 130
Huxen Boy 27
Huxlee Girl 102

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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.