Recorded 1916–1951 Boys' name Peak 1927 118 births

Hubbert — boys' name

118 babies named Hubbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s501930s261940s121950s5
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Hubbert was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hubbert in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hubbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Hubbert between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hubbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hubbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hubbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hubbert 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 118 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.

Hubbert at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

118

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1927

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Hubbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1927)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 1951193819301927192019171916 6

Hubbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 42% of Hubbert's all-time total
1910s251920s501930s261940s121950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hubbert?
118 babies have been named Hubbert since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1927 with 11 births.
When was Hubbert most popular?
Hubbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Hubbert been used?
Hubbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Hubbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hubert, Hubbard, Huber, Hubery, and 4 more. 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, 1916–1951 (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.