Boy or Girl

Is Hamilton a boy or girl name?

Hamilton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 50 boys were named Hamilton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,479 US babies named Hamilton were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,640
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Hamilton since 1880
6,479
Most popular year
2016
98 babies
Babies named Hamilton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Hamilton from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Hamilton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s14800%
1890s10300%
1900s14400%
1910s55700%
1920s62500%
1930s38700%
1940s38100%
1950s33800%
1960s35200%
1970s37300%
1980s61500%
1990s69100%
2000s67700%
2010s79300%
2020s29500%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202450#2,6400–
202348#2,7070–
202268#2,1530–
202173#2,0290–
202056#2,3730–
201981#1,8530–
201880#1,8780–
201783#1,8130–
201698#1,6300–
201586#1,7700–
201493#1,6600–
201386#1,7160–
201256#2,3070–
201171#1,9530–
201059#2,2190–
200978#1,8660–
200892#1,6700–
200763#2,1460–
200675#1,8290–
200559#2,0910–
200464#1,9180–
200356#2,0380–
200255#2,0060–
200178#1,5520–
200057#1,8600–
199963#1,6760–
199866#1,5870–
199767#1,5400–
199670#1,4580–
199569#1,4390–
199489#1,2240–
199367#1,4250–
199268#1,3760–
199173#1,3170–
199059#1,4750–
198966#1,3530–
198859#1,3460–
198777#1,0990–
198655#1,3270–
198559#1,2480–
198450#1,3320–
198356#1,2250–
198262#1,1670–
198165#1,1390–
198066#1,1150–
197959#1,1820–
197851#1,2630–
197731#1,7200–
197637#1,4790–
197541#1,3650–
197422#2,0120–
197326#1,7500–
197229#1,6160–
197136#1,4260–
197041#1,3050–
196945#1,1740–
196834#1,3260–
196734#1,2970–
196630#1,4090–
196536#1,2830–
196434#1,3590–
196335#1,3300–
196235#1,3230–
196138#1,2870–
196031#1,4500–
195921#1,7810–
195831#1,4080–
195725#1,5980–
195637#1,2690–
195531#1,3850–
195441#1,1740–
195330#1,3910–
195242#1,1390–
195135#1,2500–
195045#1,0550–
194932#1,2870–
194844#1,0660–
194750#1,0170–
194635#1,1830–
194539#1,0230–
194439#1,0620–
194331#1,2450–
194241#1,0660–
194137#1,0750–
194033#1,1670–
193931#1,1770–
193832#1,1550–
193738#1,0400–
193637#1,0580–
193529#1,2590–
193440#1,0300–
193347#9120–
193228#1,3030–
193157#8330–
193048#9860–
192953#9250–
192847#1,0110–
192752#9680–
192667#8070–
192565#8260–
192478#7560–
192362#8620–
192266#8450–
192174#7830–
192061#8810–
191978#7190–
191869#7850–
191778#6820–
191676#6830–
191567#7250–
191466#6260–
191341#7260–
191245#6180–
191124#6320–
191013#8970–
190910#9770–
190829#4580–
190711#8380–
190612#7270–
190511#7640–
19049#8370–
190317#5370–
190213#6250–
190113#5730–
190019#5660–
189915#5090–
189811#6800–
189713#5940–
18967#9310–
189515#5390–
18947#9020–
18936#9560–
18927#8960–
189114#4850–
18908#7760–
188918#4360–
18886#9680–
188711#5630–
188617#4390–
18858#7310–
188418#4400–
188323#3470–
188215#4790–
188115#4490–
188017#4320–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Hamilton reached #347 in 1883. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Hamilton

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.