Total births
299
US rank #7068 Boys' name Peak 2017 299 births
Hyde — #7068 US boys' name
299 babies named Hyde in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#7068
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 50% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Hyde was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
30 babies were named Hyde in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hyde
The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Hyde between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hyde currently holds the #7068 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 30 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hyde performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hyde shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hyde 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 299 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.
Hyde at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#7,068
Active since
2004
Hyde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004
- Peak year (2017)
- 30
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
Hyde by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 151 births that decade — 51% of Hyde's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hyde? ▼
299 babies have been named Hyde since 2004. It currently ranks #7068 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 30 births.
When was Hyde most popular? ▼
Hyde was most popular in the 2010s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Hyde been used? ▼
Hyde has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hyde? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hyder, Hyden. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2004–2024 (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.