Boys' name · since 1982

Huntington

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 258 babies named Huntington, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,473 of 45,481
all-time among boys
258
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade

258 boys have been named Huntington since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Huntington has 258 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1982 to 2023.

  • #11,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 258 born since 1982
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huntington ranks #11,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,473 of 45,481
all-time among boys
258
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Huntington's 258 recorded births place it above 74.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Huntington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Huntington's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Huntington popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
13
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
468101214 198219941998200320072012201620202023 9

Huntington by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Huntington's strongest decade.

95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Huntington births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huntington? ▼
Since 1982, Social Security records show 258 babies named Huntington. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,473 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 13 births.
Where does Huntington sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huntington ranks #11,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Huntington most popular? ▼
Huntington was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Huntington been used? ▼
Huntington has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Huntington? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hunter, Huntley, Hung, Hunner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Huntington's data

  • Huntington's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Huntington

Nearby Names Like Huntington

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Huntington

Hunter Boy
#130 262,238 births
Huntley Boy
#2063 1,067 births
Hung Boy
1,018 births
Hunner Boy
#7974 439 births
Hunt Boy
#9722 254 births

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Ashlee
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Travone
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Huntington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2023 (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 Huntington 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.