Boys' name · since 1912
Hume
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Hume, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hume sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hume has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1915.
- #32,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hume ranks #32,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hume's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hume's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hume's full recorded timeline at 1915, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hume popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1915
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Hume by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Hume's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Hume births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hume: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1912–1915 (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 Hume 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.