Hamilton Name Popularity

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How popular is Hamilton?

The rare name Hamilton was the 1,877th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Hamilton, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #347 was reached in 1883.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 98 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Hamilton in any given year was 6 in 1893.

Approximately during the years 1896-1900, 1904-1908, 1909-1914, 1943-1947, 1966-1969, 1972-1975, 1976-1980, 1984-1987, 1990-1994, 2005-2008, and 2010-2013, the name Hamilton took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1929-1932.

Where is the name Hamilton popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Hamilton has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Hamilton has remained about the same.

The name Hamilton is quite distinctive and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Hamilton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		79	1,877
2017		83	1,808
2016		98	1,628
2015		86	1,770
2014		93	1,656
2013		86	1,715
2012		56	2,306
2011		71	1,952
2010		59	2,218
2009		78	1,865
2008		92	1,668
2007		63	2,146
2006		75	1,828
2005		59	2,091
2004		64	1,917
2003		56	2,037
2002		55	2,005
2001		78	1,552
2000		57	1,860
1999		63	1,676
1998		66	1,586
1997		67	1,540
1996		70	1,458
1995		69	1,439
1994		89	1,224
1993		67	1,425
1992		68	1,376
1991		73	1,317
1990		59	1,476
1989		66	1,352
1988		59	1,344
1987		77	1,098
1986		55	1,327
1985		59	1,248
1984		50	1,330
1983		56	1,226
1982		62	1,167
1981		66	1,128
1980		66	1,116
1979		59	1,183
1978		51	1,263
1977		31	1,718
1976		37	1,480
1975		41	1,362
1974		22	2,011
1973		26	1,751
1972		29	1,617
1971		36	1,427
1970		40	1,320
1969		46	1,157
1968		34	1,327
1967		34	1,297
1966		30	1,409
1965		36	1,283
1964		34	1,359
1963		35	1,331
1962		36	1,299
1961		37	1,304
1960		31	1,445
1959		21	1,784
1958		31	1,405
1957		25	1,602
1956		37	1,270
1955		31	1,385
1954		41	1,174
1953		30	1,390
1952		42	1,140
1951		35	1,250
1950		45	1,055
1949		32	1,286
1948		44	1,067
1947		50	1,017
1946		35	1,183
1945		39	1,024
1944		39	1,062
1943		31	1,246
1942		41	1,066
1941		37	1,075
1940		33	1,167
1939		31	1,178
1938		32	1,154
1937		38	1,041
1936		37	1,059
1935		29	1,258
1934		40	1,030
1933		47	912
1932		28	1,302
1931		57	833
1930		48	985
1929		53	927
1928		47	1,011
1927		52	968
1926		67	807
1925		65	826
1924		78	756
1923		62	862
1922		66	845
1921		74	783
1920		61	881
1919		78	719
1918		69	784
1917		78	682
1916		76	683
1915		67	725
1914		66	626
1913		41	726
1912		45	618
1911		24	632
1910		13	897
1909		10	977
1908		29	458
1907		11	838
1906		12	727
1905		11	764
1904		9	837
1903		17	537
1902		13	625
1901		13	573
1900		19	566
1899		15	509
1898		11	680
1897		13	594
1896		7	931
1895		15	539
1894		7	902
1893		6	956
1892		7	896
1891		14	485
1890		8	776
1889		18	436
1888		6	968
1887		11	563
1886		17	439
1885		8	731
1884		18	440
1883		23	347
1882		15	479
1881		15	449
1880		17	432

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.