Hunter
Boy nameHunter has been given to 276,622 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #842 for girls and #130 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈhʌntɚ/
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
276,622
Peak year
2000 (13,252 babies)
Rank in 2025
#842 for girls · #130 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -65%
Gender split
5% girls / 95% boys
Famous people named Hunter
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937–2005)
Triple H
American professional wrestler
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist
Hunter Schafer
American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist (born 1998)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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