# Hunter (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hunter/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌntɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 276,622 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 262,238 / 14,384 (5% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,002, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From hunter.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 197 | 1,219 |
| 2012 | 208 | 1,182 |
| 2013 | 273 | 931 |
| 2014 | 364 | 769 |
| 2015 | 356 | 793 |
| 2016 | 338 | 842 |
| 2017 | 384 | 737 |
| 2018 | 329 | 825 |
| 2019 | 311 | 862 |
| 2020 | 329 | 832 |
| 2021 | 340 | 818 |
| 2022 | 364 | 782 |
| 2023 | 347 | 806 |
| 2024 | 307 | 881 |
| 2025 | 323 | 842 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,380 | 55 |
| 2012 | 8,053 | 45 |
| 2013 | 8,988 | 36 |
| 2014 | 8,841 | 40 |
| 2015 | 8,367 | 41 |
| 2016 | 7,681 | 45 |
| 2017 | 6,760 | 53 |
| 2018 | 6,117 | 56 |
| 2019 | 5,398 | 66 |
| 2020 | 4,786 | 68 |
| 2021 | 4,206 | 86 |
| 2022 | 3,605 | 101 |
| 2023 | 3,131 | 115 |
| 2024 | 2,852 | 128 |
| 2025 | 2,761 | 130 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4,050 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,966 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,867 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 78 | 473 |
| 2012 | 212 | 238 |
| 2013 | 254 | 211 |
| 2014 | 289 | 198 |
| 2015 | 446 | 133 |
| 2016 | 538 | 117 |
| 2017 | 841 | 78 |
| 2018 | 1,410 | 44 |
| 2019 | 1,278 | 52 |
| 2020 | 1,114 | 58 |
| 2021 | 1,042 | 60 |
| 2022 | 1,006 | 58 |
| 2023 | 932 | 57 |
| 2024 | 692 | 78 |
| 2025 | 595 | 91 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 亨特, 杭特, 亨特河
- German: Jäger

## People named Hunter

- Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (1937–2005)
- Hunter Schafer, American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist
- Hunter Biden, American businessman and lobbyist (born 1970)
- Hunter Parrish, American actor
- Hunter Doohan, American actor
- Hunter Tylo, American actress
- Hunter Armstrong, American swimmer
- Hunter Hayes, American country musician
- Hunter Tyson, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Hunter King, American actress
- Hunter Pence, American baseball player (born 1983)
- Hunter Freeman, American soccer player

## 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.