Hunter
An occupational surname for a huntsman.
2000peak year
No. 35best rank (2000)
276,622babies since 1880
No. 130rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Hunter appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1993 to 2021. Its biggest year was 2000, when 12,538 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 35 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 130 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 14,384 of the 276,622 Americans given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | No. 484 |
| 1890s | 101 | No. 534 |
| 1900s | 125 | No. 538 |
| 1910s | 419 | No. 755 |
| 1920s | 576 | No. 803 |
| 1930s | 393 | No. 888 |
| 1940s | 470 | No. 839 |
| 1950s | 576 | No. 889 |
| 1960s | 764 | No. 765 |
| 1970s | 1,215 | No. 611 |
| 1980s | 5,871 | No. 225 |
| 1990s | 60,524 | No. 36 |
| 2000s | 94,860 | No. 35 |
| 2010s | 74,919 | No. 36 |
| 2020s | 21,341 | No. 68 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.