Boys' name · since 1880
Hyman
5,858 babies named Hyman in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,858
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
5,858 boys have been named Hyman since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hyman has 5,858 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2014.
- #1,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5,858 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyman ranks #1,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,858 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,858
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hyman's 5,858 recorded births place it above 96.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Hyman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hyman splits its recorded history at 1935: 12% of all births land in the more recent half, 88% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 379 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hyman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2014
- Peak year (1916)
- 379
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Hyman by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (2,778 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Hyman's strongest decade.
2,778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Hyman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 106
1890s
106 births
- 1900s 357
1900s
357 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,778 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,671 births
- 1930s 331
1930s
331 births
- 1940s 188
1940s
188 births
- 1950s 212
1950s
212 births
- 1960s 100
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 2,778 births (47% of all-time use).
How Hyman 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 Hyman's total volume
Hyman by state
Where Hyman concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,030 | 51.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 404 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 216 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 201 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 159 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 91 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 64 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 35 | 0.6% |
3,030 of 5,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Hyman appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hyman's data
- Hyman's decade-level peak was the 1910s (2,778 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hymans (3,030 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hyman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1880–2014 (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 Hyman 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.