Recorded 1915–1934 Boys' name Peak 1915 16 births

Hurst — boys' name

16 babies named Hurst in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111930s5
1910s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Hurst was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hurst in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hurst

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Hurst between 1915 and 1934, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hurst currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hurst performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hurst shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hurst 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 16 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.

Hurst at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

16

Since 1915

20 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1915

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1934

Hurst popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1915

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 193419171915 6

Hurst by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 69% of Hurst's all-time total
1910s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hurst?
16 babies have been named Hurst since 1915. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Hurst most popular?
Hurst was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Hurst been used?
Hurst has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 20 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Hurst?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hurley, Hurshel, Hurbert, Huriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1934 (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.