Total births
25
Unisex name · since 2021
Hiraeth
Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Hiraeth, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 2021–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Hiraeth is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 2021.
Hiraeth has 25 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2023.
- 25 total births
- 2021–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Hiraeth since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 25
- total births
- 2021–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Hiraeth was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Hiraeth in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Hiraeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hiraeth splits its recorded history at 2022: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2023 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hiraeth at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2021
Hiraeth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Hiraeth popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2021 (Hiraeth as boys' name)
Hiraeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Hiraeth's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Hiraeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hiraeth? ▼
Hiraeth has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 10 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Hiraeth most popular? ▼
Hiraeth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Hiraeth a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Hiraeth is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 25 births, and as a boy's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Hiraeth been used? ▼
Hiraeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 3 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hiraeth? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hira, Hiroko, Hiromi, Hiraya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Hiraeth
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2021–2023 (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. "Hiraeth: Baby Name Since 2021 - 25 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hiraeth. 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 Hiraeth 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 July 2026.