Boys' name · since 1914
Hooper
123 babies named Hooper in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
123 babies have been named Hooper since 1914, making it today's #9775 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hooper recorded 123 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #9775 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #16,058 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 123 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hooper ranks #16,058 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 123 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hooper's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Hooper compares
123 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hooper's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hooper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 123 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hooper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hooper's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hooper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1914)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Hooper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Hooper's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hooper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (33% of all-time use).
Hooper by state
Where Hooper concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 11 | 8.9% |
11 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hooper's data
- Hooper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Hoopers (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hooper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Hooper 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.