Boys' name · since 1972
Hodari
91 babies named Hodari in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
91 boys have been named Hodari since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hodari has been recorded 91 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2022.
- #18,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hodari ranks #18,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hodari's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hodari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hodari splits its recorded history at 1978: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hodari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2022
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Hodari by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Hodari's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Hodari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (71% of all-time use).
Hodari by state
Where Hodari concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 11.0% |
10 of 91 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hodari's data
- Hodari's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hodaris (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hodari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1972–2022 (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 Hodari 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.