Hunter
Boy · HUN-ter · English
Hunter is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “hunter”. In 2025 it ranked 84th for boys in the UK (700 babies) and 130th for boys in the US (2,761 babies).
What does Hunter mean?
English: English and Scottish occupational surname
“hunter”
From a surname for a huntsman, used as a first name since the 19th century.
- Say it
- HUN-ter
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Is Hunter a girl's or a boy's name?
Hunter is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 700 boys in the UK and 323 girls and 2,761 boys in the US.
How popular is Hunter in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #84among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 700about 1 in 430 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 700 boys in the UK were named Hunter, making it the 84th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 54th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,612 boys. 4 girls were also named Hunter in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Hunter than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Hunter in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 91st in England and Wales, 54th in Scotland and 90th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#78).
Hunter in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 700 | #84 |
| 2024 | 803 | #73 |
| 2023 | 1,050 | #58 |
| 2022 | 1,166 | #55 |
| 2021 | 1,186 | #58 |
| 2020 | 1,276 | #54 |
| 2019 | 1,493 | #47 |
| 2018 | 1,612 | #45 |
| 2017 | 966 | #78 |
| 2016 | 617 | #117 |
| 2015 | 520 | #136 |
| 2014 | 364 | #176 |
| 2013 | 315 | #202 |
| 2012 | 250 | #228 |
| 2011 | 98 | #442 |
| 2010 | 65 | #579 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 29 | #953 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Hunter in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #130among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,761about 1 in 620 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,761 boys in the US were named Hunter, making it the 130th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 68th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12,538 boys. 323 girls were also named Hunter in 2025 (841st for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Hunter than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Hunter in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Hunter in the US were girls.
Hunter in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,761 | #130 |
| 2024 | 2,852 | #128 |
| 2023 | 3,131 | #115 |
| 2022 | 3,605 | #101 |
| 2021 | 4,206 | #86 |
| 2020 | 4,786 | #68 |
| 2019 | 5,398 | #66 |
| 2018 | 6,117 | #56 |
| 2017 | 6,760 | #53 |
| 2016 | 7,681 | #45 |
| 2015 | 8,367 | #41 |
| 2014 | 8,841 | #40 |
| 2013 | 8,988 | #36 |
| 2012 | 8,053 | #45 |
| 2011 | 7,380 | #55 |
| 2010 | 7,334 | #58 |
| 2009 | 7,751 | #56 |
| 2008 | 8,045 | #54 |
| 2007 | 8,218 | #57 |
| 2006 | 8,574 | #54 |
| 2005 | 8,512 | #53 |
| 2004 | 8,902 | #49 |
| 2003 | 9,900 | #41 |
| 2002 | 11,085 | #38 |
| 2001 | 11,335 | #36 |
| 2000 | 12,538 | #35 |
| 1999 | 11,485 | #36 |
| 1998 | 11,078 | #36 |
| 1997 | 8,405 | #44 |
| 1996 | 7,603 | #47 |
| 1995 | 6,715 | #53 |
| 1994 | 5,585 | #67 |
| 1993 | 3,792 | #97 |
| 1992 | 2,541 | #135 |
| 1991 | 1,929 | #167 |
| 1990 | 1,391 | #219 |
| 1989 | 1,206 | #225 |
| 1988 | 980 | #243 |
| 1987 | 806 | #271 |
| 1986 | 671 | #306 |
| 1985 | 567 | #336 |
| 1984 | 459 | #380 |
| 1983 | 357 | #437 |
| 1982 | 317 | #474 |
| 1981 | 266 | #518 |
| 1980 | 242 | #548 |
| 1979 | 196 | #611 |
| 1978 | 145 | #695 |
| 1977 | 160 | #668 |
| 1976 | 130 | #732 |
| 1975 | 109 | #796 |
| 1974 | 92 | #837 |
| 1973 | 87 | #847 |
| 1972 | 84 | #877 |
| 1971 | 99 | #811 |
| 1970 | 113 | #776 |
| 1969 | 98 | #778 |
| 1968 | 94 | #765 |
| 1967 | 80 | #811 |
| 1966 | 66 | #888 |
| 1965 | 67 | #897 |
| 1964 | 75 | #881 |
| 1963 | 68 | #905 |
| 1962 | 76 | #870 |
| 1961 | 69 | #914 |
| 1960 | 71 | #896 |
| 1959 | 66 | #945 |
| 1958 | 63 | #955 |
| 1957 | 72 | #888 |
| 1956 | 62 | #945 |
| 1955 | 55 | #1,010 |
| 1954 | 68 | #891 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,154 |
| 1952 | 51 | #1,001 |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,004 |
| 1950 | 49 | #988 |
| 1949 | 51 | #966 |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,000 |
| 1947 | 68 | #838 |
| 1946 | 60 | #848 |
| 1945 | 49 | #916 |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,018 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,037 |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,054 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,152 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,090 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,094 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,417 |
| 1935 | 44 | #956 |
| 1934 | 45 | #942 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,124 |
| 1932 | 52 | #888 |
| 1931 | 50 | #910 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,093 |
| 1929 | 61 | #836 |
| 1928 | 55 | #902 |
| 1927 | 56 | #911 |
| 1926 | 60 | #855 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,201 |
| 1924 | 67 | #823 |
| 1923 | 69 | #803 |
| 1922 | 56 | #928 |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,011 |
| 1920 | 69 | #805 |
| 1919 | 55 | #898 |
| 1918 | 68 | #789 |
| 1917 | 60 | #822 |
| 1916 | 47 | #922 |
| 1915 | 50 | #868 |
| 1914 | 42 | #819 |
| 1913 | 36 | #789 |
| 1912 | 28 | #835 |
| 1911 | 17 | #792 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 13 | #804 |
| 1908 | 15 | #685 |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 13 | #674 |
| 1905 | 14 | #636 |
| 1904 | 17 | #538 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 8 | #778 |
| 1900 | 12 | #742 |
| 1899 | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | 10 | #700 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 15 | #534 |
| 1895 | 7 | #871 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 12 | #572 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 11 | #581 |
| 1888 | 16 | #484 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 10 | #604 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 6 | #798 |
| 1882 | 10 | #611 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
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