US rank #9177 Boys' name Peak 1992 563 births

Hamed — #9177 US boys' name

563 babies named Hamed in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s1181990s1282000s1202010s1112020s56
#9177
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Hamed was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

19 babies were named Hamed in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hamed

The Social Security Administration has registered 563 babies named Hamed between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hamed currently holds the #9177 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hamed performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hamed shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hamed in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hamed in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 563 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hamed at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

563

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1992

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,177

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hamed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
19
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 20242017201020031996198919821976 6

Hamed by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 23% of Hamed's all-time total
1970s301980s1181990s1282000s1202010s1112020s56

Hamed by state

Where Hamed concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hamed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 4.8%
#2 New York
12 2.1%
California share of Hamed's total US births 4.8%
Even split

27 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hamed?
563 babies have been named Hamed since 1976. It currently ranks #9177 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 19 births.
When was Hamed most popular?
Hamed was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Hamed most popular?
The top states for the name Hamed are California (27 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Hamed been used?
Hamed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hamed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hamza, Hamilton, Hampton, Hamzah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.