Boys' name · since 1880
Hubert
Hubert has 57,572 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,572
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
57,572 babies have been named Hubert since 1880, making it today's #3379 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hubert recorded 57,572 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #3379 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,379 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57,572 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hubert ranks #461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,379 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57,572 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,572
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hubert's 57,572 recorded births place it above 98.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Hubert compares
57,572 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hubert's all-time total is 156x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hubert | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,551 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hubert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hubert splits its recorded history at 1953: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (23 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 1,551 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hubert popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 1,551
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hubert popularity over time - girls
189 total births recorded since 1912 (Hubert as girls' name)
Hubert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14,696 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Hubert's strongest decade.
14,696 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hubert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 634
1880s
634 births
- 1890s 1,062
1890s
1,062 births
- 1900s 1,771
1900s
1,771 births
- 1910s
1910s
9,597 births
- 1920s
1920s
14,696 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,819 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,097 births
- 1950s 5,270
1950s
5,270 births
- 1960s 3,091
1960s
3,091 births
- 1970s 1,740
1970s
1,740 births
- 1980s 1,090
1980s
1,090 births
- 1990s 634
1990s
634 births
- 2000s 495
2000s
495 births
- 2010s 388
2010s
388 births
- 2020s 188
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14,696 births (26% of all-time use).
How Hubert 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 Hubert's total volume
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 | | 2,972 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 2,835 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 2,173 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,869 | 3.2% |
4,717 of 57,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Hubert appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hubert's data
- Hubert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (14,696 total births); usage has since declined to 188 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Huberts (4,717 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Hubert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Hubert 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.