Recorded 1977–1993 Boys' name Peak 1977 29 births

Hooman — boys' name

29 babies named Hooman in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s111990s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Hooman was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hooman in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hooman

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Hooman between 1977 and 1993, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hooman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hooman performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hooman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hooman 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 29 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.

Hooman at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

29

Since 1977

17 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1977

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1993

Hooman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1977

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19931982198019791977 7

Hooman by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 41% of Hooman's all-time total
1970s121980s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hooman?
29 babies have been named Hooman since 1977. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Hooman most popular?
Hooman was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Hooman been used?
Hooman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 17 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Hooman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hoover, Hooper, Hood, Hooker. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–1993 (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.