Recorded 1912–1912 Boys' name Peak 1912 5 births

Hoffman — boys' name

5 babies named Hoffman in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s5
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Hoffman was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

5 babies were named Hoffman in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hoffman

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Hoffman between 1912 and 1912, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hoffman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1912. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hoffman performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hoffman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hoffman at a glance

Last recorded 1912

Total births

5

Since 1912

1 years of records

Peak year

1912

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1912

Active since

1912

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1912

Hoffman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1912

Last recorded 1912
Peak year (1912)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1912 5

Hoffman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 100% of Hoffman's all-time total
1910s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hoffman?
5 babies have been named Hoffman since 1912. It was last recorded in 1912. The peak year was 1912 with 5 births.
When was Hoffman most popular?
Hoffman was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Hoffman been used?
Hoffman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 1 years of data through 1912.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1912 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.