# Hamish (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hamish/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪmɪʃ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 364 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 364 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,964, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, vocative case of Seumas, from English James (see for more). Doublet of James etc.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 10,001 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5,804 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,717 |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,755 |
| 2015 | 21 | 4,605 |
| 2016 | 11 | 7,313 |
| 2017 | 25 | 4,154 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,870 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7,841 |
| 2020 | 16 | 5,542 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4,152 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4,609 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6,666 |
| 2024 | 15 | 6,006 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6,240 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82 | 458 |
| 2012 | 88 | 450 |
| 2013 | 96 | 429 |
| 2014 | 83 | 475 |
| 2015 | 106 | 399 |
| 2016 | 93 | 442 |
| 2017 | 95 | 443 |
| 2018 | 103 | 411 |
| 2019 | 88 | 459 |
| 2020 | 92 | 436 |
| 2021 | 107 | 401 |
| 2022 | 89 | 453 |
| 2023 | 89 | 447 |
| 2024 | 95 | 422 |
| 2025 | 80 | 484 |

## People named Hamish

- Hamish Linklater, American actor
- Hamish Harding, British businessman, astronaut, and pilot
- Hamish Turnbull, British cyclist
- Hamish Peacock, Australian javelin thrower
- Hamish Hamilton, British director
- Hamish Falconer, British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Lincoln
- Hamish McKenzie, Australian cyclist
- Hamish Milne, British musician (1939–2020)
- Hamish Glencross, British musician
- Hamish Fulton, British photographer (born 1946)
- Hamish McArthur, British sport climber

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.