Hunter Name Popularity

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How popular is Hunter?

The popular name Hunter was the 56th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 100 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 35, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2000 with 12,538 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hunter was less than 5, most recently in 1887.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hunter occurred roughly during the years 1909-1918, 1943-1947, 1965-1970, and 1972-2000, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2000-2004, and 2013-2017.

Where is the name Hunter popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The popularity trend for Hunter has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hunter for their newborn has dropped.

The name Hunter is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Hunter (Girl)		Hunter (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		327	823	6,066	56
2017		381	738	6,722	53
2016		338	842	7,651	45
2015		356	790	8,330	41
2014		363	771	8,812	40
2013		273	930	8,960	36
2012		207	1,188	8,037	45
2011		197	1,218	7,369	55
2010		178	1,321	7,321	59
2009		185	1,308	7,741	56
2008		198	1,262	8,036	54
2007		212	1,195	8,210	58
2006		244	1,049	8,570	54
2005		236	1,027	8,509	53
2004		353	743	8,901	49
2003		324	767	9,900	41
2002		472	561	11,083	38
2001		628	441	11,334	36
2000		714	402	12,538	35
1999		844	355	11,485	36
1998		997	305	11,078	36
1997		728	371	8,405	44
1996		782	354	7,602	47
1995		774	342	6,713	53
1994		822	327	5,584	67
1993		471	519	3,792	97
1992		119	1,384	2,540	135
1991		39	2,949	1,926	167
1990		37	3,040	1,389	219
1989		29	3,509	1,204	226
1988		36	2,892	978	243
1987		14	5,400	806	271
1986		26	3,390	672	306
1985		20	4,025	566	337
1984		16	4,564	459	380
1983		15	4,745	356	440
1982		6	9,621	317	474
1981		13	5,367	269	514
1980		9	6,984	243	548
1979		10	6,359	197	611
1978		10	6,099	146	695
1977		10	6,034	160	669
1976		11	5,344	131	732
1975		< 5	--	108	801
1974		< 5	--	92	841
1973		7	6,915	87	850
1972		< 5	--	84	880
1971		< 5	--	100	808
1970		< 5	--	113	777
1969		< 5	--	99	778
1968		< 5	--	92	774
1967		< 5	--	82	803
1966		5	6,938	66	891
1965		< 5	--	68	893
1964		< 5	--	76	877
1963		< 5	--	68	909
1962		< 5	--	76	873
1961		< 5	--	70	912
1960		< 5	--	70	907
1959		< 5	--	67	945
1958		< 5	--	62	968
1957		5	6,446	73	890
1956		< 5	--	62	952
1955		< 5	--	55	1,017
1954		< 5	--	68	897
1953		< 5	--	42	1,145
1952		< 5	--	51	1,006
1951		< 5	--	49	1,010
1950		< 5	--	49	994
1949		< 5	--	51	978
1948		< 5	--	49	1,011
1947		< 5	--	68	839
1946		< 5	--	60	850
1945		< 5	--	49	922
1944		< 5	--	41	1,025
1943		< 5	--	42	1,043
1942		< 5	--	41	1,068
1941		< 5	--	33	1,162
1940		< 5	--	36	1,100
1939		< 5	--	39	1,023
1938		< 5	--	32	1,156
1937		< 5	--	35	1,106
1936		< 5	--	22	1,435
1935		< 5	--	44	958
1934		< 5	--	45	946
1933		< 5	--	34	1,134
1932		< 5	--	52	898
1931		< 5	--	50	914
1930		< 5	--	40	1,099
1929		< 5	--	61	841
1928		< 5	--	55	908
1927		< 5	--	56	917
1926		< 5	--	60	864
1925		< 5	--	35	1,212
1924		< 5	--	67	828
1923		< 5	--	69	811
1922		< 5	--	56	931
1921		5	5,458	48	1,014
1920		< 5	--	69	808
1919		< 5	--	55	904
1918		< 5	--	68	793
1917		< 5	--	60	826
1916		< 5	--	47	930
1915		< 5	--	50	874
1914		< 5	--	42	828
1913		< 5	--	36	793
1912		< 5	--	28	845
1911		< 5	--	17	807
1910		< 5	--	16	768
1909		< 5	--	13	818
1908		< 5	--	15	697
1907		< 5	--	13	758
1906		< 5	--	13	693
1905		< 5	--	14	650
1904		< 5	--	17	550
1903		< 5	--	5	1,206
1902		6	1,688	15	568
1901		< 5	--	8	809
1900		< 5	--	12	761
1899		< 5	--	10	680
1898		< 5	--	10	719
1897		< 5	--	8	824
1896		< 5	--	15	543
1895		< 5	--	7	931
1894		< 5	--	9	761
1893		< 5	--	12	590
1892		< 5	--	11	658
1891		< 5	--	11	575
1890		< 5	--	8	782
1889		< 5	--	11	604
1888		< 5	--	16	493
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	7	804
1885		< 5	--	10	621
1884		< 5	--	6	907
1883		< 5	--	6	841
1882		< 5	--	10	623
1881		< 5	--	6	826
1880		< 5	--	12	545

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.