Ham vs Hamilton

Side-by-side comparison of Ham and Hamilton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ham

Boy name

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Name B

Hamilton

Boy name · Rank #2629

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Metric Ham Hamilton
Current Rank Unranked #2629
Total Births (all years) 29 6,479
Peak Year 1918 2016
Peak Year Births 7 98
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ham Hamilton
1880ss 6 148
1890ss — 103
1900ss — 144
1910ss 7 557
1920ss 16 625
1930ss — 387
1940ss — 381
1950ss — 338
1960ss — 352
1970ss — 373
1980ss — 615
1990ss — 691
2000ss — 677
2010ss — 793
2020ss — 295

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ham Hamilton
2014 — 93
2015 — 86
2016 — 98
2017 — 83
2018 — 80
2019 — 81
2020 — 56
2021 — 73
2022 — 68
2023 — 48
2024 — 50

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1886–1929.

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