Unisex name · since 1925
Huntley
1,067 babies named Huntley in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,067
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Huntley is the #2063 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,067 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huntley has been recorded 1,067 times among boys since 1925, currently ranked #2063 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #4,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,067 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huntley ranks #4,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,067 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,067
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Huntley's 1,067 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Huntley compares
1,067 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Huntley's all-time total is 189% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Huntley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,067 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Huntley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Huntley splits its recorded history at 2011: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Huntley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Huntley popularity over time - girls
780 total births recorded since 2008 (Huntley as girls' name)
Huntley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (480 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Huntley's strongest decade.
480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Huntley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
480 births
- 2020s
2020s
469 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 480 births (45% of all-time use).
How Huntley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Huntley's total volume
Huntley by state
Where Huntley concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 31 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #7 | California | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
31 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Huntley appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Huntley's data
- Huntley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (480 total births) through the 2020s (469) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Huntleys (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Huntley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Huntley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Huntley 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.