Boys' name · since 1880
Hamilton
6,517 babies named Hamilton in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,517
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,517 babies have been named Hamilton since 1880, making it today's #3129 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamilton has been recorded 6,517 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #3129 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,517 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamilton ranks #1,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,517 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,517
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamilton's 6,517 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hamilton compares
6,517 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Hamilton's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamilton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamilton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamilton's full recorded timeline at 1953, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamilton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hamilton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (793 births, 12% of the file).
2010s was Hamilton's strongest decade.
793 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Hamilton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 148
1880s
148 births
- 1890s 103
1890s
103 births
- 1900s 144
1900s
144 births
- 1910s
1910s
557 births
- 1920s
1920s
625 births
- 1930s
1930s
387 births
- 1940s
1940s
381 births
- 1950s
1950s
338 births
- 1960s
1960s
352 births
- 1970s
1970s
373 births
- 1980s
1980s
615 births
- 1990s
1990s
691 births
- 2000s
2000s
677 births
- 2010s
2010s
793 births
- 2020s
2020s
333 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 793 births (12% of all-time use).
How Hamilton 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 Hamilton's total volume
Hamilton by state
Where Hamilton concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 372 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 301 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 291 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 271 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 86 | 1.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 73 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 66 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 55 | 0.8% |
372 of 6,517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Hamilton appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hamilton's data
- Hamilton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (793 total births) through the 2020s (333) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hamiltons (372 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hamilton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Hamilton 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.