Hunner vs Hunter

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

Name A

Hunner

Boy name · Rank #6338

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Name B

Hunter

Boy name · Rank #128

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Metric Hunner Hunter
Current Rank #6338 #128
Total Births (all years) 428 259,395
Peak Year 2009 2000
Peak Year Births 32 12,538
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hunner Hunter
1880ss — 84
1890ss — 101
1900ss — 125
1910ss — 419
1920ss — 576
1930ss — 393
1940ss — 470
1950ss — 576
1960ss — 764
1970ss — 1,214
1980ss — 5,876
1990ss 26 60,523
2000ss 171 94,858
2010ss 190 74,885
2020ss 41 18,531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hunner Hunter
2014 25 8,838
2015 18 8,361
2016 19 7,675
2017 20 6,754
2018 13 6,114
2019 9 5,396
2020 14 4,780
2021 — 4,201
2022 7 3,597
2023 6 3,122
2024 14 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, 1997–2024.

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