Boys' name · since 1917
Hutson
Hutson has 721 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,805 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 721
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hutson currently ranks #2805 among boys' names in America, with 721 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hutson has been recorded 721 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #2805 nationally and more common than 80% 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 1917 to 2025.
- #6,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,805 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 721 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hutson ranks #6,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,805 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 721 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,805 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 721
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hutson's 721 recorded births place it above 86.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Hutson compares
721 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Hutson's all-time total is 95% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hutson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 721 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hutson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hutson's full recorded timeline at 2011, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hutson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Hutson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (325 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Hutson's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Hutson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s
2020s
253 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 325 births (45% of all-time use).
How Hutson 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 Hutson's total volume
Hutson by state
Where Hutson concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 34 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 27 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
34 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Hutson's data
- Hutson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (325 total births) through the 2020s (253) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Hutsons (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Hutson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Hutson 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.