Boys' name · since 1880
Hunt
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 254 babies named Hunt, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,722 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hunt is the #9722 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 254 recorded since 1880.
Hunt has 254 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9722 as of the latest data, more common than 30% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #11,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,722 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 254 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hunt ranks #11,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,722 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 254 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,722 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hunt's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hunt compares
254 42nd percentile among 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
Hunt's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hunt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 254 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hunt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hunt's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hunt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hunt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Hunt's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Hunt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (30% of all-time use).
Hunt by state
Where Hunt concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 4.3% |
11 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hunt's data
- Hunt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hunts (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 Hunt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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 Hunt 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.