How Many People Are Named Hunt?
An estimated 211 people in the United States have the first name Hunt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Hunt peaked in popularity in 2011 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hunt 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 Hunt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
211
About 1 in 1,624,428 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2011
11 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hunt
Hunt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 247 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hunt as a male name
Ranked #8,552 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Hunt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hunt span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 75 babies were registered. While Hunt is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hunt by Decade
How has Hunt 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.
Hunt by State
Hunt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hunt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hunt
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hunt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hunt?
We estimate approximately 211 people named Hunt 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 1,624,428 Americans share this first name.
Is Hunt a common name?
Hunt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hunt most popular?
Hunt reached peak popularity in 2011, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hunt is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hunt a male name?
Hunt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hunt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hunt Smith, Hunt Johnson, Hunt 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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