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Hamlet Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hamlet?

The rare name Hamlet was the 12,761st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Hamlet, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1624 was reached in 1911.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2008 with 10 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Hamlet in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Where is the name Hamlet popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Hamlet has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Hamlet has risen.

The name Hamlet is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Hamlet (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 12,761
2017 7 10,047
2016 < 5 --
2015 6 11,160
2014 8 9,057
2013 < 5 --
2012 5 12,904
2011 10 7,681
2010 9 8,352
2009 < 5 --
2008 10 7,885
2007 6 11,417
2006 7 9,932
2005 7 9,466
2004 9 7,754
2003 9 7,463
2002 9 7,241
2001 6 9,695
2000 7 8,511
1999 < 5 --
1998 6 8,874
1997 < 5 --
1996 5 9,529
1995 6 8,169
1994 < 5 --
1993 8 6,424
1992 7 6,944
1991 9 5,671
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 7 5,703
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 6 5,796
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
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1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
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1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
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1958 < 5 --
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1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
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1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 5 3,716
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 6 3,909
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 < 5 --
1922 8 3,369
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 6 3,913
1918 6 3,912
1917 < 5 --
1916 5 4,171
1915 5 4,066
1914 < 5 --
1913 8 2,167
1912 < 5 --
1911 6 1,624
1910 < 5 --
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1880 < 5 --

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.