Hunter

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Hunter is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 273,451 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 259,395 as boys and 14,056 as girls. Hunter gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined significantly. It is the #289 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,137
2023 3,469
2022 3,961
2021 4,541
2020 5,109
2019 5,706
2018 6,443
2017 7,137
2016 8,013
2015 8,717
2014 9,201
2013 9,258
2012 8,258
2011 7,576
2010 7,511
2009 7,934
2008 8,244
2007 8,430
2006 8,818
2005 8,748
2004 9,256
2003 10,224
2002 11,557
2001 11,964
2000 13,252
1999 12,329
1998 12,075
1997 9,133
1996 8,385
1995 7,489
1994 6,407
1993 4,263
1992 2,659
1991 1,968
1990 1,428
1989 1,235
1988 1,016
1987 822
1986 698
1985 587
1984 476
1983 372
1982 323
1981 279
1980 252
1979 206
1978 155
1977 169
1976 141
1975 109
1974 92
1973 94
1972 84
1971 100
1970 112
1969 98
1968 93
1967 80
1966 71
1965 67
1964 76
1963 68
1962 76
1961 70
1960 70
1959 66
1958 63
1957 77
1956 62
1955 55
1954 68
1953 41
1952 51
1951 49
1950 49
1949 51
1948 49
1947 68
1946 60
1945 49
1944 41
1943 42
1942 41
1941 33
1940 36
1939 39
1938 32
1937 35
1936 22
1935 44
1934 45
1933 34
1932 52
1931 50
1930 40
1929 61
1928 55
1927 56
1926 60
1925 35
1924 67
1923 69
1922 56
1921 53
1920 69
1919 55
1918 68
1917 60
1916 47
1915 50
1914 42
1913 36
1912 28
1911 17
1910 16
1909 13
1908 15
1907 13
1906 13
1905 14
1904 17
1903 5
1902 21
1901 8
1900 12
1899 10
1898 10
1897 8
1896 15
1895 7
1894 9
1893 12
1892 11
1891 11
1890 8
1889 11
1888 16
1886 7
1885 10
1884 6
1883 6
1882 10
1881 6
1880 12