Hunter

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Hunter first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 1,410 babies (rank #44 that year). In 2024 it was given to 692 boys (rank #78). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

10,367

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,410

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
1996	4	#2,546
1997	4	#2,542
1998	6	#1,914
1999	4	#2,614
2000	9	#1,484
2001	10	#1,418
2002	5	#2,414
2003	4	#3,084
2004	8	#1,968
2005	18	#1,158
2006	11	#1,684
2007	27	#935
2008	23	#1,096
2009	33	#857
2010	52	#627
2011	78	#476
2012	212	#239
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