Boys' name · since 1914

Hickman

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Hickman, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Hickman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1914.

Hickman has 22 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1918.

  • #28,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hickman ranks #28,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#28,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hickman'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.

Hickman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hickman's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hickman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1918

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4681012 191419161918 10

Hickman by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Hickman's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Hickman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hickman? ▼
Hickman has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,182 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1918. 10 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Hickman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hickman ranks #28,182 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 Hickman most popular? ▼
Hickman was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hickman been used? ▼
Hickman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 5 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Hickman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hicks, Hickory, Hicham, Hickson. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Hickman

Nearby Names Like Hickman

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hickman: 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, 1914–1918 (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 Hickman 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.