Hoover vs Hooper

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

Name A

Hoover

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Name B

Hooper

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hoover Hooper
2014 — 8
2015 — 8
2016 — 6
2017 — 8
2020 — 6
2021 — 6
2022 6 9
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, 1913–2022.

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