How Many People Are Named Hesston?
An estimated 387 people in the United States have the first name Hesston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Hesston peaked in popularity in 2021 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hesston 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 Hesston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
387
About 1 in 885,670 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2021
27 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hesston
Hesston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 391 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hesston as a male name
Ranked #4,930 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (27 births)
Hesston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hesston span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 190 babies were registered. While Hesston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hesston by Decade
How has Hesston 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.
Hesston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hesston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hesston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hesston?
We estimate approximately 387 people named Hesston 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 885,670 Americans share this first name.
Is Hesston a common name?
Hesston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hesston most popular?
Hesston reached peak popularity in 2021, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hesston is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hesston a male name?
Hesston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hesston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hesston Smith, Hesston Johnson, Hesston 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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