Hunter
4 countries#130 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Hunter was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
276,622 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #130 · peaked in 2000 with 13,252 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,372 births recorded 1992–2025 · currently #54 · peaked in 2019 with 172 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
366 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #90 · peaked in 2019 with 46 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
33 births recorded 2012–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 2022 with 6 births
Most common in: Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Hunter’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #54 | — |
| 2007 | #57 | ↓3 |
| 2008 | #54 | ↑3 |
| 2009 | #56 | ↓2 |
| 2010 | #58 | ↓2 |
| 2011 | #55 | ↑3 |
| 2012 | #45 | ↑10 |
| 2013 | #36 | ↑9 |
| 2014 | #40 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #41 | ↓1 |
| 2016 | #45 | ↓4 |
| 2017 | #53 | ↓8 |
| 2018 | #56 | ↓3 |
| 2019 | #66 | ↓10 |
| 2020 | #68 | ↓2 |
| 2021 | #86 | ↓18 |
| 2022 | #101 | ↓15 |
| 2023 | #115 | ↓14 |
| 2024 | #128 | ↓13 |
| 2025 | #130 | ↓2 |
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