Hunter

Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Meaning

Hunter is an English unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Hunter first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 950 babies (rank #25 that year). In 2024 it was given to 283 boys (rank #108). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hunter

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hunter yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,498

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

950

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hunter

Hunter S. Thompsonautobiographer · b. 1937
Hunter SchaferLGBTQ rights activist · b. 1998
Hunter Bidenbusinessperson · b. 1970
Hunter Parrishfilm actor · b. 1987
Hunter Tyloactor · b. 1962

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Hunter in 2024

Other boys' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	32	#534
1992	43	#463
1993	86	#312
1994	93	#269
1995	151	#207
1996	162	#195
1997	224	#141
1998	377	#94
1999	409	#83
2000	558	#62
2001	543	#67
2002	567	#61
2003	563	#64
2004	478	#73
2005	531	#68
2006	557	#71
2007	603	#63
2008	676	#56
2009	673	#51
2010	631	#51
2011	687	#47
2012	777	#41
2013	930	#28
2014	907	#26
2015	950	#25
2016	832	#32
2017	739	#36
2018	701	#36
2019	564	#49
2020	522	#53
2021	478	#64
2022	400	#74
2023	327	#90
2024	283	#108