Hunt vs Hunter

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

Name A

Hunt

Boy name · Rank #8294

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Name B

Hunter

Boy name · Rank #128

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Metric Hunt Hunter
Current Rank #8294 #128
Total Births (all years) 247 259,395
Peak Year 2011 2000
Peak Year Births 11 12,538
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hunt Hunter
1880ss 5 84
1890ss — 101
1900ss — 125
1910ss — 419
1920ss 6 576
1930ss — 393
1940ss 15 470
1950ss 46 576
1960ss 35 764
1970ss 10 1,214
1980ss 12 5,876
1990ss 6 60,523
2000ss — 94,858
2010ss 75 74,885
2020ss 37 18,531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hunt Hunter
2014 10 8,838
2015 8 8,361
2016 7 7,675
2017 9 6,754
2018 7 6,114
2019 8 5,396
2020 11 4,780
2021 10 4,201
2022 — 3,597
2023 7 3,122
2024 9 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, 1880–2024.

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