How Many People Are Named Hines?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Hines. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Hines peaked in popularity in 1921 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hines 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 Hines paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hines is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1921
7 births
Total Registered
79
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hines
Hines is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 79 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hines as a male name
Ranked #12,874 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1921 (7 births)
Hines: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hines span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 22 babies were registered. Hines remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hines by Decade
How has Hines 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.
Hines + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hines as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hines
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hines: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hines?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Hines 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Hines a common name?
Hines is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 79 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hines most popular?
Hines reached peak popularity in 1921, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hines is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hines a male name?
Hines is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hines Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hines Smith, Hines Johnson, Hines 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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