Boys' name · since 1898
Hobson
Hobson has 436 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1898 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
436 boys have been named Hobson since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hobson has 436 recorded births among boys since 1898, 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 1898 to 2021.
- #8,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 436 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hobson ranks #8,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hobson's 436 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Hobson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hobson's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1898 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hobson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2021
- Peak year (1898)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Hobson by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (112 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Hobson's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hobson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
53 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
112 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 112 births (26% of all-time use).
Hobson by state
Where Hobson concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
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What to do with Hobson's data
- Hobson's decade-level peak was the 1920s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Hobsons (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hobson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1898)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1898–2021 (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 Hobson 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.