Boys' name · since 1981
Hamish
Hamish has 364 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamish currently ranks #6252 among boys' names in America, with 364 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamish has been recorded 364 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #6252 nationally and more common than 55% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #9,534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,252 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamish ranks #9,534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,252 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 364 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamish's 364 recorded births place it above 79.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hamish compares
364 49th 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
Hamish's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hamish's full recorded timeline at 2011, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hamish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Hamish by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Hamish's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hamish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (40% of all-time use).
Hamish by state
Where Hamish concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 364 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hamish's data
- Hamish's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hamishs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hamish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Hamish 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.