People with the first name Hunter
230,193
About 1 in 1,440 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Hunter?
Hunter was the #244 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#244
More common than 99.5% of listed first names
Peak year
2000
13,252 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
3,084
#203 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,440
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
95.1% male4.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Hunter across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Hunter reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2000, with 13,252 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 3,084 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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