Hu vs Hunter

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

Name A

Hu

Boy name

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Name B

Hunter

Boy name · Rank #128

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Metric Hu Hunter
Current Rank Unranked #128
Total Births (all years) 5 259,395
Peak Year 1922 2000
Peak Year Births 5 12,538
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hu Hunter
1880ss — 84
1890ss — 101
1900ss — 125
1910ss — 419
1920ss 5 576
1930ss — 393
1940ss — 470
1950ss — 576
1960ss — 764
1970ss — 1,214
1980ss — 5,876
1990ss — 60,523
2000ss — 94,858
2010ss — 74,885
2020ss — 18,531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hu Hunter
2014 — 8,838
2015 — 8,361
2016 — 7,675
2017 — 6,754
2018 — 6,114
2019 — 5,396
2020 — 4,780
2021 — 4,201
2022 — 3,597
2023 — 3,122
2024 — 2,831

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, 1922–1922.

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