Recorded 1972–2007 Boys' name Peak 1972 22 births

Hemant — boys' name

22 babies named Hemant in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s61990s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Hemant was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hemant in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hemant

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Hemant between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hemant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hemant performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hemant shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hemant in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hemant at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

22

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Hemant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 2007199519881972 6

Hemant by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 27% of Hemant's all-time total
1970s61980s61990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hemant?
22 babies have been named Hemant since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Hemant most popular?
Hemant was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Hemant been used?
Hemant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Hemant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hemi, Heman, Hemingway, Hemal, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.