Hunter
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning one who hunts.
Babies a year
7,080
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#130
down from #128
UK popularity
#91
595 babies · down from #78
How Hunter has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #41 |
| 2016 | #45 |
| 2017 | #53 |
| 2018 | #56 |
| 2019 | #66 |
| 2020 | #68 |
| 2021 | #86 |
| 2022 | #101 |
| 2023 | #115 |
| 2024 | #128 |
| 2025 | #130 |
Hunter by the numbers
In 2025, 595 babies in England and Wales were named Hunter. In the US, 7,080 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 12,535 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 170 American babies born that year was called Hunter.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hunter. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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