Boys' name · since 1880

Hyrum

Hyrum has 3,406 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,329 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,454 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,406
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

Hyrum currently ranks #3454 among boys' names in America, with 3,406 babies recorded since 1880.

Hyrum has 3,406 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3454 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,454 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,406 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyrum ranks #2,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,454 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,406 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,329 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,454 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,406
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.2%
Hyrum vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hyrum's 3,406 recorded births place it above 94.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.

How Hyrum compares

3,406 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Hyrum's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hyrum Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,406 369 358,536
Peak-year births 123 34 22,252

Hyrum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hyrum's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hyrum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
123
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188019141928194219711985199920132025 33

Hyrum by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (969 births, 28% of the file).

2000s was Hyrum's strongest decade.

969 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Hyrum births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 969 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Hyrum 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 Hyrum's total volume

Hyrum vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -119, 1.9%-52, 4.1%-59, 4%-118, 4%-114, 2.3%-140, 1.3%-135, 2.6%-58, 4%-146, 2%-111, 2.7%-69, 4.9%-108, 4.4%-33, 7.4%-145, 5.3%-111, 4.1%Hyrum-146, 3.6%Hyrum
Hyrum vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Hyrum by state

Where Hyrum concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hyrum
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
1,295 38.0%
#2 Idaho
275 8.1%
#3 Arizona
164 4.8%
#4 California
118 3.5%
#5 Texas
61 1.8%
#6 Washington
28 0.8%
#7 Colorado
10 0.3%
#8 Oregon
5 0.1%
Utah share of Hyrum's total US births 38.0%
Even split

1,295 of 3,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hyrum? ▼
Hyrum has been given to 3,406 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,329 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,454 of 13,930. 123 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Hyrum sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hyrum ranks #2,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,454 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hyrum most popular? ▼
Hyrum was most popular in the 2000s decade with 969 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Hyrum most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Hyrum are Utah (1,295 births), Idaho (275 births), Arizona (164 births).
How long has the name Hyrum been used? ▼
Records for Hyrum go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Hyrum? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hyram. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hyrum's data

  • Hyrum's decade-level peak was the 2000s (969 total births); usage has since declined to 309 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Utah records the most Hyrums (1,295 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hyrum

Nearby Names Like Hyrum

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hyrum

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66 births

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Hyrum

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Wheeler #3452
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Prosper #3456
678 births · Peak 2024
Tommie #3451
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Pascual #3457
3,054 births · Peak 1993
Merle #3450
30,666 births · Peak 1925
Branch #3458
1,063 births · Peak 2018

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hyrum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Hyrum 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.