Is Hunter a boy or girl name?
Hunter is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 306 girls and 2,831 boys were named Hunter, so 9.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.1% of the 273,451 US babies named Hunter were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #128
- Girl rank, 2024
- #881
- Babies named Hunter since 1880
- 273,451
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 13,252 babies
Boys and girls named Hunter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 125 | 6 | 4.6% |
| 1910s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 576 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 393 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 470 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 576 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 764 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 1,214 | 48 | 3.8% |
| 1980s | 5,876 | 184 | 3% |
| 1990s | 60,523 | 5,613 | 8.5% |
| 2000s | 94,858 | 3,569 | 3.6% |
| 2010s | 74,885 | 2,935 | 3.8% |
| 2020s | 18,531 | 1,686 | 8.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,831 | #128 | 306 | #881 |
| 2023 | 3,122 | #115 | 347 | #806 |
| 2022 | 3,597 | #101 | 364 | #781 |
| 2021 | 4,201 | #86 | 340 | #818 |
| 2020 | 4,780 | #69 | 329 | #830 |
| 2019 | 5,396 | #66 | 310 | #864 |
| 2018 | 6,114 | #56 | 329 | #825 |
| 2017 | 6,754 | #53 | 383 | #738 |
| 2016 | 7,675 | #45 | 338 | #842 |
| 2015 | 8,361 | #41 | 356 | #793 |
| 2014 | 8,838 | #40 | 363 | #772 |
| 2013 | 8,985 | #36 | 273 | #931 |
| 2012 | 8,050 | #45 | 208 | #1,182 |
| 2011 | 7,379 | #55 | 197 | #1,219 |
| 2010 | 7,333 | #58 | 178 | #1,321 |
| 2009 | 7,748 | #56 | 186 | #1,301 |
| 2008 | 8,045 | #54 | 199 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 8,218 | #57 | 212 | #1,195 |
| 2006 | 8,574 | #54 | 244 | #1,052 |
| 2005 | 8,512 | #53 | 236 | #1,028 |
| 2004 | 8,902 | #49 | 354 | #742 |
| 2003 | 9,900 | #41 | 324 | #767 |
| 2002 | 11,085 | #38 | 472 | #561 |
| 2001 | 11,336 | #36 | 628 | #441 |
| 2000 | 12,538 | #35 | 714 | #402 |
| 1999 | 11,485 | #36 | 844 | #355 |
| 1998 | 11,078 | #36 | 997 | #305 |
| 1997 | 8,405 | #44 | 728 | #371 |
| 1996 | 7,603 | #47 | 782 | #354 |
| 1995 | 6,715 | #53 | 774 | #342 |
| 1994 | 5,585 | #67 | 822 | #327 |
| 1993 | 3,792 | #97 | 471 | #519 |
| 1992 | 2,540 | #135 | 119 | #1,384 |
| 1991 | 1,929 | #167 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 1990 | 1,391 | #219 | 37 | #3,039 |
| 1989 | 1,206 | #226 | 29 | #3,509 |
| 1988 | 980 | #243 | 36 | #2,893 |
| 1987 | 808 | #271 | 14 | #5,401 |
| 1986 | 672 | #306 | 26 | #3,390 |
| 1985 | 567 | #336 | 20 | #4,028 |
| 1984 | 460 | #380 | 16 | #4,564 |
| 1983 | 357 | #437 | 15 | #4,748 |
| 1982 | 317 | #474 | 6 | #9,625 |
| 1981 | 266 | #518 | 13 | #5,368 |
| 1980 | 243 | #548 | 9 | #6,985 |
| 1979 | 196 | #611 | 10 | #6,362 |
| 1978 | 145 | #696 | 10 | #6,099 |
| 1977 | 159 | #671 | 10 | #6,034 |
| 1976 | 130 | #732 | 11 | #5,344 |
| 1975 | 109 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 92 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 87 | #849 | 7 | #6,915 |
| 1972 | 84 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 100 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 112 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 98 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 93 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 80 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 66 | #892 | 5 | #6,941 |
| 1965 | 67 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 76 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 68 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 76 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 70 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 70 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 66 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 63 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 72 | #893 | 5 | #6,445 |
| 1956 | 62 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 55 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 68 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 51 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 49 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 68 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 60 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 49 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 44 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 45 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 52 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 50 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 61 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 55 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 56 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 60 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 67 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 69 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 56 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,015 | 5 | #5,458 |
| 1920 | 69 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 55 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 68 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 60 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 47 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 50 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 42 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 36 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 28 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #568 | 6 | #1,688 |
| 1901 | 8 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 15 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 16 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #545 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hunter reached #35 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #305 in 1998. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hunter
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.