Hamilton is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Hamilton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,152 for boy births in the United States (and #6,765 across all names), given to 38 babies. Hamilton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2016 (98 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | #3,152 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | #2,647 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #2,709 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | #2,155 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | #2,031 |
| 2020 | 56 | 56 | #2,373 |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | #1,854 |
| 2018 | 80 | 80 | #1,878 |
| 2017 | 83 | 83 | #1,814 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | #1,630 |
| 2015 | 86 | 86 | #1,771 |
| 2014 | 93 | 93 | #1,660 |
| 2013 | 86 | 86 | #1,718 |
| 2012 | 56 | 56 | #2,308 |
| 2011 | 71 | 71 | #1,953 |
| 2010 | 59 | 59 | #2,219 |
| 2009 | 78 | 78 | #1,868 |
| 2008 | 92 | 92 | #1,670 |
| 2007 | 63 | 63 | #2,146 |
| 2006 | 75 | 75 | #1,829 |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,091 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #1,918 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 | #2,038 |
| 2002 | 55 | 55 | #2,006 |
| 2001 | 78 | 83 | #1,552 |
| 2000 | 57 | 57 | #1,860 |
| 1999 | 63 | 63 | #1,676 |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | #1,588 |
| 1997 | 67 | — | #1,540 |
| 1996 | 70 | — | #1,458 |
| 1995 | 69 | — | #1,439 |
| 1994 | 89 | — | #1,224 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | #1,425 |
| 1992 | 68 | — | #1,376 |
| 1991 | 73 | — | #1,317 |
| 1990 | 59 | — | #1,475 |
| 1989 | 66 | — | #1,353 |
| 1988 | 59 | — | #1,346 |
| 1987 | 77 | — | #1,099 |
| 1986 | 55 | — | #1,327 |
| 1985 | 59 | — | #1,248 |
| 1984 | 50 | — | #1,332 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | #1,225 |
| 1982 | 62 | — | #1,167 |
| 1981 | 65 | — | #1,139 |
| 1980 | 66 | — | #1,115 |
| 1979 | 59 | — | #1,181 |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #1,263 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #1,720 |
| 1976 | 37 | — | #1,479 |
| 1975 | 41 | — | #1,364 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #2,012 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #1,750 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #1,617 |
| 1971 | 36 | — | #1,426 |
| 1970 | 41 | — | #1,305 |
| 1969 | 45 | — | #1,174 |
| 1968 | 34 | — | #1,327 |
| 1967 | 34 | — | #1,297 |
| 1966 | 30 | — | #1,409 |
| 1965 | 36 | — | #1,283 |
| 1964 | 34 | — | #1,359 |
| 1963 | 35 | — | #1,331 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #1,323 |
| 1961 | 38 | — | #1,287 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #1,447 |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #1,780 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | #1,408 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | #1,599 |
| 1956 | 37 | — | #1,268 |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #1,385 |
| 1954 | 41 | — | #1,174 |
| 1953 | 30 | — | #1,391 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | #1,139 |
| 1951 | 35 | — | #1,250 |
| 1950 | 45 | — | #1,055 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | #1,287 |
| 1948 | 44 | — | #1,066 |
| 1947 | 50 | — | #1,017 |
| 1946 | 35 | — | #1,183 |
| 1945 | 39 | — | #1,023 |
| 1944 | 39 | — | #1,062 |
| 1943 | 31 | — | #1,245 |
| 1942 | 41 | — | #1,066 |
| 1941 | 37 | — | #1,075 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | #1,167 |
| 1939 | 31 | — | #1,177 |
| 1938 | 32 | — | #1,154 |
| 1937 | 38 | — | #1,040 |
| 1936 | 37 | — | #1,058 |
| 1935 | 29 | — | #1,260 |
| 1934 | 40 | — | #1,030 |
| 1933 | 47 | — | #912 |
| 1932 | 28 | — | #1,303 |
| 1931 | 57 | — | #833 |
| 1930 | 48 | — | #986 |
| 1929 | 53 | — | #925 |
| 1928 | 47 | — | #1,011 |
| 1927 | 52 | — | #968 |
| 1926 | 67 | — | #807 |
| 1925 | 65 | — | #826 |
| 1924 | 78 | — | #756 |
| 1923 | 62 | — | #862 |
| 1922 | 66 | — | #845 |
| 1921 | 74 | — | #783 |
| 1920 | 61 | — | #881 |
| 1919 | 78 | — | #719 |
| 1918 | 69 | — | #785 |
| 1917 | 78 | — | #682 |
| 1916 | 76 | — | #683 |
| 1915 | 67 | — | #725 |
| 1914 | 66 | — | #626 |
| 1913 | 41 | — | #726 |
| 1912 | 45 | — | #618 |
| 1911 | 24 | — | #632 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | #897 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #977 |
| 1908 | 29 | — | #458 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | #838 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #727 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #764 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #837 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | #537 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | #625 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #573 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | #566 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #509 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | #680 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | #594 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #931 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #539 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #902 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #956 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | #896 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #485 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | #776 |
| 1889 | 18 | — | #436 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #968 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #563 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | #439 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | #731 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | #440 |
| 1883 | 23 | — | #347 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | #479 |
| 1881 | 15 | — | #449 |
| 1880 | 17 | — | #432 |