Boys' name · since 1976
Hameed
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Hameed, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hameed is the #9944 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 184 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hameed has been recorded 184 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #9944 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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.
- #13,468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 184 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hameed ranks #13,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 184 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hameed's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Hameed compares
184 36th percentile among 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
Hameed's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hameed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hameed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hameed splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hameed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Hameed by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Hameed's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hameed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (26% of all-time use).
Hameed by state
Where Hameed concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 184 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hameed's data
- Hameed's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Hameeds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hameed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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 Hameed 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.