Boys' name · since 1976
Hao
449 babies named Hao in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hao is the #10980 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 449 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hao has been recorded 449 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10980 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,412 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,980 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 449 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hao ranks #8,412 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,980 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 449 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hao's 449 recorded births place it above 81.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hao compares
449 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Hao's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hao | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 449 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hao splits its recorded history at 2000: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hao popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Hao popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1996 (Hao as girls' name)
Hao by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Hao's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Hao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (29% of all-time use).
Hao by state
Where Hao concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 3.3% |
36 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hao's data
- Hao's decade-level peak was the 2000s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Haos (36 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 Hao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Hao 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.