How Many People Are Named Hamlet?
An estimated 190 people in the United States have the first name Hamlet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Hamlet peaked in popularity in 2019 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hamlet 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 Hamlet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
190
About 1 in 1,803,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2019
11 births
Total Registered
245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hamlet
Hamlet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 245 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hamlet as a male name
Ranked #12,917 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (11 births)
Hamlet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hamlet span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 70 babies were registered. Hamlet has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hamlet by Decade
How has Hamlet 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.
Hamlet by State
Hamlet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hamlet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hamlet
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hamlet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hamlet?
We estimate approximately 190 people named Hamlet 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 1,803,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Hamlet a common name?
Hamlet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hamlet most popular?
Hamlet reached peak popularity in 2019, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hamlet is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hamlet a male name?
Hamlet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hamlet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hamlet Smith, Hamlet Johnson, Hamlet 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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