Boys' name · since 1997
Hunner
439 babies named Hunner in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
439 babies have been named Hunner since 1997, making it today's #7974 boys' name.
Hunner has 439 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7974 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,530 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,974 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 439 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hunner ranks #8,530 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,974 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 439 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hunner's 439 recorded births place it above 81.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hunner compares
439 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Hunner's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hunner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 439 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hunner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hunner's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hunner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hunner by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Hunner's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Hunner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (43% of all-time use).
Hunner by state
Where Hunner concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Hunner's data
- Hunner's decade-level peak was the 2010s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hunners (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Hunner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Hunner 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.