Boys' name · since 1913
Hoover
1,120 babies named Hoover in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,777 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,120
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hoover sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,120 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoover has been recorded 1,120 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2022.
- #4,777 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,120 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoover ranks #4,777 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,120 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,777 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,120
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hoover's 1,120 recorded births place it above 89.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Hoover's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hoover splits its recorded history at 1942: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hoover popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2022
- Peak year (1928)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Hoover popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1929 (Hoover as girls' name)
Hoover by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (578 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Hoover's strongest decade.
578 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Hoover births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
578 births
- 1930s
1930s
270 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 578 births (52% of all-time use).
How Hoover compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hoover's total volume
Hoover by state
Where Hoover concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 106 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 79 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 57 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 43 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 40 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 40 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 33 | 2.9% |
106 of 1,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Hoover appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hoover's data
- Hoover's decade-level peak was the 1920s (578 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hoovers (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hoover: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1913–2022 (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 Hoover 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.