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
View as table
| 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 |
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. Its US peak was 12,535 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hunter was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.60% of American babies of that sex.
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