How Many People Are Named Huntley?
An estimated 1,659 people in the United States have the first name Huntley. It is used for both genders, with 58.8% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Huntley peaked in popularity in 2024 with 200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huntley 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 Huntley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Huntley is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Huntley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,659
About 1 in 206,603 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
58.8% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
200 births
Total Registered
1,690
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huntley
Huntley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (58.8%) and females (41.2%). Out of 1,690 total births registered, 994 were male and 696 were female.
Huntley as a male name
Ranked #1,697 in 2024
98 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (98 births)
Huntley as a female name
Ranked #1,944 in 2024
102 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (102 births)
Huntley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huntley span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 784 babies were registered. Huntley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Huntley by Decade
How has Huntley 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.
Huntley by State
Birth registrations for Huntley span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa. On average, about 16 Huntleys were registered per state.
Huntley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huntley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Huntley
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Huntley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huntley?
We estimate approximately 1,659 people named Huntley 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 206,603 Americans share this first name.
Is Huntley a common name?
Huntley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,690 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huntley most popular?
Huntley reached peak popularity in 2024, when 200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huntley is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huntley a male name?
Huntley is predominantly male. 58.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huntley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huntley Smith, Huntley Johnson, Huntley 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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