How Many People Are Named Hunner?
An estimated 424 people in the United States have the first name Hunner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Hunner peaked in popularity in 2009 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hunner 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 Hunner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
424
About 1 in 808,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
32 births
Total Registered
428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hunner
Hunner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 428 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hunner as a male name
Ranked #6,263 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (32 births)
Hunner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hunner span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 190 babies were registered. Hunner has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hunner by Decade
How has Hunner 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.
Hunner by State
Birth registrations for Hunner span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas. On average, about 7 Hunners were registered per state.
Hunner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hunner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hunner
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hunner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hunner?
We estimate approximately 424 people named Hunner 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 808,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Hunner a common name?
Hunner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hunner most popular?
Hunner reached peak popularity in 2009, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hunner is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hunner a male name?
Hunner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hunner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hunner Smith, Hunner Johnson, Hunner 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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