How Many People Are Named Hammond?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Hammond. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Hammond peaked in popularity in 1921 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hammond 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 Hammond paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1921
27 births
Total Registered
474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hammond
Hammond is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 474 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hammond as a male name
Ranked #12,886 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1921 (27 births)
Hammond: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hammond span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 115 babies were registered. Hammond has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hammond by Decade
How has Hammond 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.
Hammond by State
Hammond + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hammond as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hammond
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Hammond: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hammond?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Hammond 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Hammond a common name?
Hammond is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hammond most popular?
Hammond reached peak popularity in 1921, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hammond is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hammond a male name?
Hammond is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hammond Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hammond Smith, Hammond Johnson, Hammond 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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