Boys' name · since 1908
Hinton
Hinton has 566 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hinton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 566 recorded since 1908.
Hinton has 566 recorded births among boys since 1908, 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 1908 to 2024.
- #7,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 566 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hinton ranks #7,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hinton's 566 recorded births place it above 83.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Hinton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hinton's full recorded timeline at 1939, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hinton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2024
- Peak year (1920)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Hinton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (135 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Hinton's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Hinton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
99 births
- 1920s
1920s
135 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 135 births (24% of all-time use).
How Hinton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hinton's total volume
Hinton by state
Where Hinton concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 36 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
36 of 566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Hinton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Hintons (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hinton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~116 yrs)
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, 1908–2024 (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 Hinton 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.