Recorded 1987–1998 Boys' name Peak 1987 16 births

Hopeton — boys' name

16 babies named Hopeton in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s10
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Hopeton was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hopeton in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hopeton

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Hopeton between 1987 and 1998, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hopeton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hopeton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hopeton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hopeton 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 16 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.

Hopeton at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

16

Since 1987

12 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1987

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1998

Hopeton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1987

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 199819941987 6

Hopeton by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 63% of Hopeton's all-time total
1980s61990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hopeton?
16 babies have been named Hopeton since 1987. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Hopeton most popular?
Hopeton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Hopeton been used?
Hopeton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 12 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Hopeton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hope, Hopper, Hopson. 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, 1987–1998 (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.