Boys' name · since 1881
Hubbard
763 babies named Hubbard in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 763
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hubbard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 763 recorded since 1881.
Hubbard has 763 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1977.
- #6,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 763 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hubbard ranks #6,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 763 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 763
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hubbard's 763 recorded births place it above 86.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Hubbard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hubbard's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hubbard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1977
- Peak year (1932)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Hubbard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (160 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Hubbard's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hubbard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 32
1880s
32 births
- 1890s 28
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
160 births
- 1930s
1930s
151 births
- 1940s
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 160 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hubbard 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 Hubbard's total volume
Hubbard by state
Where Hubbard concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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What to do with Hubbard's data
- Hubbard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hubbards (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Hubbard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1881–1977 (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 Hubbard 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.