Hooper vs Hoover

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

Name A

Hooper

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Name B

Hoover

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Metric Hooper Hoover
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 116 1,120
Peak Year 1914 1928
Peak Year Births 12 256
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Hooper Hoover
1910ss 24 51
1920ss 11 578
1930ss — 270
1940ss 5 24
1950ss — 123
1960ss — 44
1970ss — 5
1980ss — 19
2000ss 6 —
2010ss 41 —
2020ss 29 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hooper Hoover
2014 8 —
2015 8 —
2016 6 —
2017 8 —
2020 6 —
2021 6 —
2022 9 6
2023 8 —

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, 1914–2023.

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