Total births
34
Boys' name · since 2001
Hiatt
34 babies named Hiatt in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 34
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
34 boys have been named Hiatt since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hiatt has 34 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2020.
- 34 total births
- 2001–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Hiatt since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 34
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Hiatt was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Hiatt in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Hiatt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hiatt splits its recorded history at 2013: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hiatt at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Hiatt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Hiatt by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Hiatt's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Hiatt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hiatt? ▼
34 babies have been named Hiatt since 2001. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Hiatt most popular? ▼
Hiatt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Hiatt been used? ▼
Records for Hiatt go back to 2001, giving 20 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Hiatt? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiawatha, Hian, Hiam. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Hiatt's data
- Hiatt's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hiatt
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Compare Hiatt side by side: Hiatt vs Hiawatha Hiatt vs Hian Hiatt vs Hiam
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hiatt: Baby Name Since 2001 - 34 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hiatt. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hiatt 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 July 2026.