Boys' name · since 1976
Hamed
Hamed has 572 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hamed currently ranks #8423 among boys' names in America, with 572 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamed has been recorded 572 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #8423 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,423 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 572 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamed ranks #7,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,423 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 572 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hamed's 572 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hamed compares
572 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hamed's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamed's full recorded timeline at 2001, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Hamed by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (128 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Hamed's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Hamed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 128 births (22% of all-time use).
How Hamed compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hamed's total volume
Hamed by state
Where Hamed concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.1% |
27 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hamed's data
- Hamed's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hameds (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hamed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hamed draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.