Boys' name · since 1918

Hobby

Hobby has 9 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,932 of 45,481
all-time among boys
9
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

9 boys have been named Hobby since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Hobby has 9 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1918.

  • #35,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 9 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hobby ranks #35,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#35,932 of 45,481
all-time among boys
9
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Hobby's 9 recorded births place it above 20.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Hobby popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
9 1918 9

Hobby by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (9 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Hobby's strongest decade.

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

Hobby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 9 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Hobby by state

Where Hobby concentrates geographically, total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hobby
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
9 100.0%
Texas share of Hobby's total US births 100.0%

9 of 9 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hobby? ▼
9 babies have been named Hobby since 1918. All-time, it sits at #35,932 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
Where does Hobby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hobby ranks #35,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hobby most popular? ▼
Hobby was most popular in the 1910s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Hobby most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Hobby are Texas (9 births).
How long has the name Hobby been used? ▼
Records for Hobby go back to 1918, giving 1 year of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Hobby? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hobert, Hobart, Hobie, Hobson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hobby's data

  • Texas records the most Hobbys (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hobby

Nearby Names Like Hobby

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hobby

Hobert Boy
5,724 births
Hobart Boy
3,806 births
Hobie Boy
440 births
Hobson Boy
436 births
Hoby Boy
85 births

Compare Hobby side by side: Hobby vs Hobert Hobby vs Hobart Hobby vs Hobie

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Modell
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Lafon
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Nola
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hobby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1918 (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 Hobby 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.