Hubert — #3513 US boys' name
57,538 babies named Hubert in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 75% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Hubert was born in this single decade.
1,551 babies were named Hubert in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hubert
The Social Security Administration has registered 57,538 babies named Hubert between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hubert currently holds the #3513 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 1,551 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hubert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14,696 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hubert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 4,717 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hubert in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hubert 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 57,538 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.
Hubert at a glance
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Current rank
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Hubert popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1924)
- 1,551
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #3513 among boys.
57,538 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 1,551 births in a single year.
Hubert popularity over time — girls
189 total births recorded since 1912 (Hubert as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Hubert accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Hubert by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 14,696 births that decade — 26% of Hubert's all-time total
Hubert decade highlights
- Peak decade 14,696 births
- Runner-up 9,819 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Hubert's strongest decade
14,696 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
Hubert by state
Where Hubert concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 4,717 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 3,993 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,966 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 3,066 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 2,968 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 2,835 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 2,173 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,869 | 3.2% |
4,717 of 57,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 8.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 6.9% of nationwide
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
- Tennessee 5.3% of nationwide
- Alabama 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 46 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 8.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Hubert appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.