Boys' name · since 1911
Hamlet
Hamlet has 253 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
253 babies have been named Hamlet since 1911, making it today's #8955 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hamlet recorded 253 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #8955 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #11,591 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 253 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamlet ranks #11,591 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 253 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hamlet's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hamlet compares
253 42nd 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
Hamlet's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamlet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 253 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hamlet splits its recorded history at 2001: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hamlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Hamlet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Hamlet's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hamlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (28% of all-time use).
Hamlet by state
Where Hamlet concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.0% |
10 of 253 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hamlet's data
- Hamlet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70 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.
- California records the most Hamlets (10 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 Hamlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Hamlet 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.