Boys' name · since 2004
Hyde
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 314 babies named Hyde, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hyde is the #6056 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 314 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Hyde recorded 314 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #6056 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #10,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,056 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 314 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyde ranks #10,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 314 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hyde's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hyde compares
314 46th percentile among 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
Hyde's all-time total is 15% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hyde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 314 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hyde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hyde splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hyde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Hyde by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Hyde's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Hyde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hyde's data
- Hyde's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Hyde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Hyde 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.