Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Hunter name popularity since 1925
275,573 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hunter (5.2% girls, 94.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Hunter is about 21 years old in 2026. Hunter peaked in 2000 as the #35 name for boys, and it ranked #130 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 275,573
- Named Hunter, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #130
- for boys in 2025 (2,761 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.8% boys
- 14,373 girls · 261,200 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 2.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Hunter made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hunter births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Hunter both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Hunter became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 1,480 baby boys to 1 in 283.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 297 to 1 in 546.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hunter's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hunter.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hunter in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 267 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 393 | #958 |
| 1940s | 0 | 470 | #922 |
| 1950s | 5 | 576 | #1,019 |
| 1960s | 5 | 764 | #906 |
| 1970s | 48 | 1,215 | #797 |
| 1980s | 184 | 5,871 | #336 |
| 1990s | 5,613 | 60,524 | #53 |
| 2000s | 3,570 | 94,860 | #53 |
| 2010s | 2,938 | 74,919 | #41 |
| 2020–25 | 2,010 | 21,341 | #130 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
56.4% of babies named Hunter from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hunter is most popular
The index compares Hunter's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hunter.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2.27× | 925 |
| Nevada | 2.03× | 1,983 |
| Wyoming | 1.83× | 678 |
| Utah | 1.75× | 4,077 |
| Idaho | 1.68× | 1,836 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hunter's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hunter.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hunter (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data