Boys' name · since 1892
Hammond
479 babies named Hammond in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hammond sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 479 recorded since 1892.
Hammond has 479 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2024.
- #8,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 479 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hammond ranks #8,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hammond's 479 recorded births place it above 82.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Hammond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hammond's full recorded timeline at 1942, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hammond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Hammond by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (115 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Hammond's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Hammond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s
1920s
107 births
- 1930s
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 115 births (24% of all-time use).
Hammond by state
Where Hammond concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hammond's data
- Hammond's decade-level peak was the 1910s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Hammonds (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Hammond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1892–2024 (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 Hammond 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.