Boys' name · since 1972

Hemant

Hemant has 22 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,180 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Hemant since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Hemant has 22 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2007.

  • #28,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hemant ranks #28,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#28,180 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hemant's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hemant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hemant splits its recorded history at 1995: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hemant popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 1972198819952007 5

Hemant by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 27% of the file).

1970s was Hemant's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Hemant births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hemant? ▼
Hemant has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,180 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 6 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
Where does Hemant sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hemant ranks #28,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hemant since 1972 -- 36 years through the most recent 2007 data.
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.

What to do with Hemant's data

  • Hemant's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hemant

Nearby Names Like Hemant

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hemant

Hemi Boy
186 births
Heman Boy
80 births
Hemingway Boy
33 births
Hemal Boy
31 births
Hemanth Boy
21 births

Compare Hemant side by side: Hemant vs Hemi Hemant vs Heman Hemant vs Hemingway

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
22 births · Peak 1927
Romanus
22 births · Peak 1922
Tobbie
22 births · Peak 1969
Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hemant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2007 (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 Hemant 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.