Boy or Girl

Is Hampton a boy or girl name?

Hampton is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 116 boys were named Hampton, so 14.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.5% of the 4,877 US babies named Hampton were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,521
Girl rank, 2024
#6,225
Babies named Hampton since 1880
4,877
Most popular year
2024
135 babies
Babies named Hampton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Hampton from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Hampton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s7700%
1890s8000%
1900s12400%
1910s36100%
1920s46700%
1930s34000%
1940s31800%
1950s27500%
1960s21300%
1970s14200%
1980s16800%
1990s31151.6%
2000s506458.2%
2010s7598910.5%
2020s5158213.7%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024116#1,52119#6,225
202393#1,76022#5,621
2022107#1,63018#6,541
2021107#1,60012#8,663
202092#1,69811#9,154
201990#1,73715#7,486
201884#1,8128#11,797
201789#1,74015#7,594
201658#2,28710#10,360
201576#1,92014#8,155
201473#1,9678#12,328
201385#1,7270–
201271#1,9956#15,655
201168#2,0097#13,873
201065#2,0756#15,651
200969#2,0170–
200854#2,3895#18,513
200753#2,42111#10,379
200652#2,3818#12,806
200551#2,3095#17,405
200447#2,3925#17,054
200357#2,0185#16,655
200235#2,7130–
200141#2,3986#14,149
200047#2,1520–
199936#2,4870–
199834#2,5215#14,977
199733#2,4740–
199627#2,7800–
199537#2,1880–
199437#2,1950–
199329#2,5350–
199233#2,2710–
199120#3,1590–
199025#2,6480–
198924#2,6380–
198823#2,5470–
198719#2,7620–
198618#2,8240–
198518#2,7550–
198410#4,0260–
198315#2,9740–
198215#3,0180–
198111#3,6990–
198015#3,0040–
19798#4,5720–
197810#3,6910–
197714#2,9660–
197612#3,1520–
197514#2,8100–
197417#2,3950–
197319#2,1620–
19728#3,7610–
197116#2,4050–
197024#1,8190–
196920#1,8850–
196816#2,0630–
196723#1,6230–
196617#1,9190–
196519#1,8290–
196417#2,0070–
196318#1,9200–
196227#1,5300–
196124#1,6640–
196032#1,4120–
195922#1,7360–
195816#2,0580–
195734#1,3540–
195630#1,4290–
195527#1,4950–
195427#1,4790–
195326#1,4910–
195232#1,3320–
195130#1,3570–
195031#1,2990–
194928#1,3940–
194828#1,3890–
194738#1,1790–
194628#1,3400–
194538#1,0470–
194425#1,3480–
194332#1,2290–
194241#1,0670–
194128#1,2630–
194032#1,1940–
193930#1,2070–
193838#1,0520–
193729#1,2460–
193640#9980–
193521#1,5150–
193441#1,0120–
193338#1,0600–
193219#1,6800–
193139#1,0870–
193045#1,0280–
192937#1,1460–
192843#1,0650–
192747#1,0240–
192652#9490–
192538#1,1530–
192444#1,0790–
192343#1,0910–
192259#9090–
192157#9320–
192047#1,0080–
191944#1,0260–
191855#8980–
191758#8420–
191635#1,1050–
191540#1,0040–
191438#8890–
191330#9060–
191230#8070–
191120#7180–
191011#1,0070–
190910#9780–
190810#9100–
190721#5240–
190611#7780–
190515#6240–
19048#9230–
190315#5880–
190215#5660–
19018#8040–
190011#8110–
18998#8150–
189814#5890–
18970–0–
18969#7980–
18957#9250–
189411#6490–
18938#7900–
189210#7080–
189113#5050–
18900–0–
18895#1,0290–
18885#1,0990–
18870–0–
188613#5250–
18859#6660–
188410#6350–
18839#6620–
18829#6700–
188111#5440–
18806#8610–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Hampton reached #505 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #5,621 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Hampton

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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.