Recorded 1918–2018 Boys' name Peak 1921 79 births

Hines — boys' name

79 babies named Hines in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s121930s101940s71950s102000s122010s22
2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Hines was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hines in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hines

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Hines between 1918 and 2018, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hines currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hines performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hines shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hines 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 79 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.

Hines at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

79

Since 1918

101 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1918

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2018

Hines popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1918

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Hines by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 28% of Hines's all-time total
1910s61920s121930s101940s71950s102000s122010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hines?
79 babies have been named Hines since 1918. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Hines most popular?
Hines was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Hines been used?
Hines has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 101 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Hines?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hinton, Hinson, Hinckley, Hinata, and 1 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, 1918–2018 (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.