Hunter - A unique male name
Hunter appeared on the charts for the first time in 1912 on position #689. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Hunter and more.
With that position 1 in 206 baby boys were given this name - making this a unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Hunter peaked in popularity 21 years ago in 2000 on position 35.
Famous with this name

Hunter Doohan

Kim Hunter

Kiara Hunter
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Hunter is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Hunter is currently topping the baby name charts in West Virginia at position #5 - and is the least popular in District of Columbia at position #263.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Hunter is where you live.
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Hunter origin and meaning
Hunter is a 6 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Hunter, pop culture references for the name Hunter and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Hunter
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Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 45 |
2011 | 55 |
2010 | 59 |
2009 | 56 |
2008 | 54 |
2007 | 57 |
2006 | 54 |
2005 | 53 |
2004 | 49 |
2003 | 41 |
2002 | 38 |
2001 | 36 |
2000 | 35 |
1999 | 36 |
1998 | 36 |
1997 | 44 |
1996 | 47 |
1995 | 53 |
1994 | 67 |
1993 | 97 |
1992 | 134 |
1991 | 167 |
1990 | 219 |
1989 | 224 |
1988 | 243 |
1987 | 268 |
1986 | 309 |
1985 | 340 |
1984 | 382 |
1983 | 442 |
1982 | 473 |
1981 | 515 |
1980 | 553 |
1979 | 633 |
1978 | 726 |
1977 | 710 |
1976 | 714 |
1975 | 850 |
1974 | 826 |
1973 | 827 |
1972 | 824 |
1971 | 803 |
1970 | 813 |
1969 | 805 |
1968 | 805 |
1967 | 862 |
1966 | 1364 |
1965 | 858 |
1964 | 916 |
1963 | 895 |
1962 | 845 |
1961 | 895 |
1960 | 871 |
1959 | 959 |
1958 | 1355 |
1957 | 926 |
1956 | 1067 |
1955 | 1098 |
1954 | 951 |
1953 | 1291 |
1952 | 980 |
1951 | 1168 |
1950 | 1110 |
1949 | 1079 |
1948 | 1084 |
1947 | 889 |
1946 | 920 |
1945 | 1147 |
1944 | 1033 |
1943 | 1172 |
1942 | 1103 |
1940 | 1079 |
1939 | 1177 |
1938 | 1205 |
1937 | 1207 |
1936 | 1565 |
1935 | 1018 |
1934 | 1131 |
1933 | 1047 |
1932 | 800 |
1931 | 863 |
1930 | 1725 |
1929 | 793 |
1928 | 898 |
1927 | 1056 |
1926 | 811 |
1925 | 1081 |
1924 | 897 |
1923 | 883 |
1922 | 1009 |
1921 | 932 |
1920 | 888 |
1919 | 889 |
1918 | 797 |
1917 | 782 |
1916 | 1005 |
1915 | 783 |
1914 | 713 |
1913 | 692 |
1912 | 689 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
West Virginia | 5 |
Arkansas | 7 |
Wyoming | 9 |
Montana | 9 |
Idaho | 10 |
Oklahoma | 12 |
Maine | 13 |
Kentucky | 14 |
Missouri | 18 |
Vermont | 22 |
Hawaii | 22 |
Iowa | 24 |
Oregon | 25 |
North Dakota | 25 |
Indiana | 26 |
Alabama | 26 |
Mississippi | 29 |
Washington | 30 |
Louisiana | 30 |
Tennessee | 30 |
New Hampshire | 35 |
Wisconsin | 35 |
Alaska | 36 |
Kansas | 36 |
Ohio | 39 |
Virginia | 41 |
Michigan | 43 |
South Carolina | 43 |
North Carolina | 43 |
Pennsylvania | 44 |
Minnesota | 46 |
Nebraska | 47 |
Illinois | 49 |
Georgia | 49 |
Utah | 49 |
Arizona | 50 |
Colorado | 50 |
Connecticut | 53 |
Rhode Island | 53 |
Florida | 53 |
Nevada | 55 |
Massachusetts | 59 |
Delaware | 62 |
South Dakota | 64 |
New York | 65 |
Maryland | 65 |
New Mexico | 73 |
Texas | 79 |
New Jersey | 84 |
California | 93 |
District of Columbia | 263 |
Even more about Hunter
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.