Boys' name · since 2013
Hoku
Hoku has 15 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Hoku since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoku has been recorded 15 times among boys since 2013, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2024.
- #31,372 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoku ranks #31,372 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #31,372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hoku's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hoku's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hoku splits its recorded history at 2021: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births).
Hoku popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Hoku by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Hoku's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Hoku births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hoku: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2013–2024 (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 Hoku 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.