Boys' name · since 1925

Hing

5 babies named Hing in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

5
total births
1925–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Hing sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1925.

Hing has 5 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1925.

  • 5 total births
  • 1925–1925 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

5 boys have been named Hing since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

5
total births
1925–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Hing was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Hing in 1925 - its busiest year on record.

Hing at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

5

Since 1925

1 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1925

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1925

Hing popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1925 5

Hing by decade

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

1920s was Hing's strongest decade.

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

Hing births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hing?
Hing has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 5 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
When was Hing most popular?
Hing was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Hing been used?
Hing has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 1 year of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Hing?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hinton, Hines, Hinson, Hinckley, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1925–1925 (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. "Hing: Baby Name Since 1925 - 5 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hing. 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 Hing 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 June 2026.