Boys' name · since 1988
Hyder
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Hyder, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hyder is the #7903 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 150 recorded since 1988.
Hyder has 150 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7903 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #14,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 150 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyder ranks #14,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 150 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hyder's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hyder compares
150 33rd 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
Hyder's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hyder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 150 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hyder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hyder's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hyder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Hyder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hyder's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hyder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hyder's data
- Hyder's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- 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 Hyder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Hyder 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.