How Many People Are Named Hobson?
An estimated 112 people in the United States have the first name Hobson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Hobson peaked in popularity in 1898 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hobson 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 Hobson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
112
About 1 in 3,060,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1898
38 births
Total Registered
436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hobson
Hobson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 436 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hobson as a male name
Ranked #12,821 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1898 (38 births)
Hobson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hobson span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 112 babies were registered. Hobson has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hobson by Decade
How has Hobson 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.
Hobson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hobson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hobson
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hobson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hobson?
We estimate approximately 112 people named Hobson 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 3,060,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Hobson a common name?
Hobson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hobson most popular?
Hobson reached peak popularity in 1898, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hobson is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hobson a male name?
Hobson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hobson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hobson Smith, Hobson Johnson, Hobson 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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