Unisex name · since 2001
Hinckley
Hinckley has 58 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hinckley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hinckley has been recorded 58 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2018.
- #21,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hinckley ranks #21,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hinckley's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Hinckley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hinckley splits its recorded history at 2013: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hinckley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2018
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Hinckley popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2007 (Hinckley as girls' name)
Hinckley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 81% of the file).
2010s was Hinckley's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Hinckley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (81% of all-time use).
Hinckley by state
Where Hinckley concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 12 | 20.7% |
12 of 58 births nationwide.
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- Utah records the most Hinckleys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2001–2018 (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 Hinckley 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.