Hamlet is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Hamlet is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,204 for boy births in the United States (and #19,027 across all names), given to 8 babies. Hamlet was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 2019 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,204 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #12,969 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,333 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,845 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,077 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,177 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,069 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #12,923 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,695 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,364 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #7,891 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,423 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #9,939 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,472 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,759 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,467 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,247 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,701 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,514 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,877 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,533 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,172 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,428 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #6,944 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,675 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,707 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,798 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,719 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #3,909 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,370 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #3,913 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,912 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,170 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,066 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,167 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,624 |