How Many People Are Named Hoke?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Hoke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Hoke peaked in popularity in 1910 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hoke 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 Hoke paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Hoke is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1910
19 births
Total Registered
622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hoke
Hoke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 622 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hoke as a male name
Ranked #11,255 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1910 (19 births)
Hoke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hoke span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 132 babies were registered. Hoke has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hoke by Decade
How has Hoke 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.
Hoke by State
Hoke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hoke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hoke
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hoke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hoke?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Hoke 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 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Hoke a common name?
Hoke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hoke most popular?
Hoke reached peak popularity in 1910, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hoke is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hoke a male name?
Hoke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hoke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hoke Smith, Hoke Johnson, Hoke 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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