Hamilton

Boy name

Hamilton has been given to 6,517 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016.

Meaning & origin /ˈhæməltən/

From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,517

Peak year

2016 (98 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -56%

Gender split

All boys

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