US rank #7316 Boys' name Peak 2021 911 births

Hamid — #7316 US boys' name

911 babies named Hamid in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s841980s1711990s1632000s1912010s1982020s99
#7316
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Hamid was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

28 babies were named Hamid in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hamid

The Social Security Administration has registered 911 babies named Hamid between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hamid currently holds the #7316 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hamid performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hamid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Hamid in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hamid 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 911 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.

Hamid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

911

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2021

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,316

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hamid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
28
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0102030 202420172010200319961989198219751966 5

Hamid by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
198 births that decade — 22% of Hamid's all-time total
1960s51970s841980s1711990s1632000s1912010s1982020s99

Hamid by state

Where Hamid concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Hamid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
45 4.9%
#2 California
33 3.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
11 1.2%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Hamid's total US births 4.9%
Even split

45 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hamid?
911 babies have been named Hamid since 1966. It currently ranks #7316 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 28 births.
When was Hamid most popular?
Hamid was most popular in the 2010s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Hamid most popular?
The top states for the name Hamid are New York (45 births), California (33 births), Pennsylvania (11 births).
How long has the name Hamid been used?
Hamid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hamid?
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, 1966–2024 (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.