How Many People Are Named Hopper?
An estimated 83 people in the United States have the first name Hopper. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Hopper peaked in popularity in 2019 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hopper 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 Hopper paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hopper is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
83
About 1 in 4,129,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2019
14 births
Total Registered
84
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hopper
Hopper is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 84 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hopper as a male name
Ranked #12,955 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (14 births)
Hopper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hopper span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 42 babies were registered. Hopper remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hopper by Decade
How has Hopper 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.
Hopper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hopper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hopper
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hopper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hopper?
We estimate approximately 83 people named Hopper 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 4,129,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Hopper a common name?
Hopper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 84 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hopper most popular?
Hopper reached peak popularity in 2019, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hopper is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hopper a male name?
Hopper is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hopper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hopper Smith, Hopper Johnson, Hopper 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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