Trend of the Popularity of Hunter as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,761 male babies that were named Hunter in the US, which was 0.16% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Hunter peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2000 with a count of 12,538 babies, which was 0.64% of the total male babies born in the US in 2000.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Hunter, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Hunter.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Hunter in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Hunter in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Hunter from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Hunter as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	242	0.01
1981	266	0.02
1982	317	0.02
1983	357	0.02
1984	459	0.03
1985	567	0.03
1986	671	0.04
1987	806	0.04
1988	980	0.05
1989	1206	0.06
1990	1391	0.07
1991	1929	0.10
1992	2541	0.13
1993	3792	0.19
1994	5585	0.29
1995	6715	0.35
1996	7603	0.40
1997	8405	0.45
1998	11078	0.58
1999	11485	0.60
2000	12538	0.64
2001	11335	0.58
2002	11085	0.57
2003	9900	0.50
2004	8902	0.45
2005	8512	0.43
2006	8574	0.42
2007	8218	0.40
2008	8045	0.39
2009	7751	0.39
2010	7334	0.38
2011	7380	0.39
2012	8053	0.43
2013	8988	0.48
2014	8841	0.46
2015	8367	0.44
2016	7681	0.41
2017	6760	0.37
2018	6117	0.34
2019	5398	0.30
2020	4786	0.28
2021	4206	0.24
2022	3605	0.21
2023	3131	0.18
2024	2852	0.17
2025	2761	0.16