Boys' name · since 1966
Hamid
Hamid has 928 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
928 babies have been named Hamid since 1966, making it today's #5451 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamid has been recorded 928 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #5451 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,388 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 928 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamid ranks #5,388 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 928 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamid's 928 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hamid compares
928 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Hamid's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 928 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamid's full recorded timeline at 1998, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Hamid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Hamid's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hamid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hamid 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 Hamid's total volume
Hamid by state
Where Hamid concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hamid's data
- Hamid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hamids (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hamid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Hamid 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.