Hamish

Hamish

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Hamish is a Scottish masculine given name, an Anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name Sheumais, itself the vocative of Seumas.

From Wikipedia

Hamish first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 138 babies (rank #222 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hamish

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,126

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

138

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	135	#230
1997	135	#228
1998	138	#222
1999	130	#235
2000	107	#265
2001	98	#282
2002	110	#261
2003	91	#310
2004	94	#317
2005	89	#356
2006	93	#367
2007	98	#373
2008	88	#424
2009	98	#400
2010	74	#484
2011	82	#462
2012	88	#451
2013	96	#430
2014	83	#478
2015	106	#401
2016	93	#445

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

135

#230

1997

135

#228

1998

138

#222

1999

130

#235

2000

107

#265

2001

#282

2002

110

#261

2003

#310

2004

#317

2005

#356

2006

#367

2007

#373

2008

#424

2009

#400

2010

#484

2011

#462

2012

#451

2013

#430

2014

#478

2015

106

#401

2016

#445

Meaning

Numerology of Hamish

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hamish

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Year-by-Year Detail