The first name Hobart
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈhəʊbɑːt/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.
A form of Hubert.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hobart at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Hobart, the 12,934th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 136 were.
3,806
babies named Hobart since 1880
#12,934
rank in 2023
1921
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Hobart in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
霍巴特
Huòbātè
Chinese, also 荷巴特
Хо́барт
Xóbart
Russian
Famous people named Hobart
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hobart BosworthAmerican film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943)
- Hobart CavanaughAmerican actor (1886-1950)
- Hobart HenleyAmerican actor and film director (1887-1964)
- Hobart AlterAmerican businessman (1933-2014)
- Hobart Muir SmithAmerican herpetologist (1912-2013)
- Christopher McKivatAustralian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach (1880–1941)
- Cecil H. PeabodyAmerican mechanical engineer (1855–1934)
Questions
- Is Hobart a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,806 US babies named Hobart since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hobart most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 136 babies were named Hobart, its highest rank at 534th.
- How do you pronounce Hobart?
- Hobart is /ˈhəʊbɑːt/, 2 syllables.
- What name is Hobart a form of?
- Hobart is a form of Hubert.
- Is Hobart also a surname?
- Yes. Hobart is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.