Unisex name · since 2012
Hser
Hser has 78 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hser sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 78 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Hser recorded 78 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2012 to 2022.
- #29,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 78 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hser ranks #29,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hser's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Hser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hser's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hser popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
78 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 13 births in a single year.
Hser popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 2011 (Hser as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Hser accounts for 28% of total recorded use across both genders.
Hser by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 92% of the file).
2010s was Hser's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Hser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (92% of all-time use).
Hser decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Hser by state
Where Hser concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 6.4% |
5 of 78 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Minnesota 6.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Minnesota accounts for 6.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Hser's data
- Hser's decade-level peak was the 2010s (72 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.
- Minnesota records the most Hsers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hser
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2012–2022 (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 Hser 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.
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