Total births
12
Recorded 1912–1915 Boys' name Peak 1915 12 births
Hume — boys' name
12 babies named Hume in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Hume was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
7 babies were named Hume in 1915 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hume
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Hume between 1912 and 1915, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hume currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1915. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hume performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hume 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 12 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.
Hume at a glance
Last recorded 1915Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Hume popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1912
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Hume by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Hume's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hume? ▼
12 babies have been named Hume since 1912. It was last recorded in 1915. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Hume most popular? ▼
Hume was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Hume been used? ▼
Hume has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 4 years of data through 1915.
What names are similar to Hume? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Humberto, Humza, Humphrey, Humbert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Hume
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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, 1912–1915 (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.