How Many People Are Named Hamish?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Hamish. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Hamish peaked in popularity in 2017 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hamish as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hamish paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
25 births
Total Registered
350
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hamish
Hamish is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 350 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hamish as a male name
Ranked #5,982 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (25 births)
Hamish: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hamish span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 145 babies were registered. While Hamish is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hamish by Decade
How has Hamish tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hamish by State
Hamish + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hamish as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hamish
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hamish: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hamish?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Hamish are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Hamish a common name?
Hamish is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 350 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hamish most popular?
Hamish reached peak popularity in 2017, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hamish is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hamish a male name?
Hamish is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hamish Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hamish Smith, Hamish Johnson, Hamish Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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